Technical snag in video conference delays Headley’s deposition

Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Coleman Headley continued to depose before a Mumbai court presided by special judge G A Sanap via a video-link from the U.S. on Wednesday. He said the LeT as a whole is responsible for terror attacks in India on that Wednesday and it can be speculated that all orders come from Lakhvi since he is the top commander.

However, the video link could not be established for over three hours this morning, following which the testimony from an undisclosed location in the US had to be called off and has been slated for Thursday.

All the data and locations were stored in a Global Positioning System device provided by Sajid Mir and Abu Khafa, which he later handed over to Sajid Mir, Headley added.

He also did surveillance at the Oberoi Hotel and the entire stretch of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg in Colaba, where Leopold Café (one of the places hit in the 26/11 attacks) is located, as well as Chabad House (Nariman House), another actual target on November 26, 2008.

In response to questions posed by Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, Headley admitted to working both for the LeT and the ISI. He stayed there on the second floor with wife Faiza, where he conducted surveillance of the floor, reports The Hindu.

Had plans to target city conclave of defence scientists at the Taj and attack Siddhivinayak temple and a Navy airbase; Headley was told to recruit spies in Indian Army, ISI Is Lashkar’s support system. “The was plan to attack the conference hall, but it was cancelled due to logistical reasons, like it was not possible to get weapons and personnel into the hall”, he said adding that another reason for dropping the plan was that he could not get details of the conference schedule. Iqbal of ISI in Lahore in early 2006.

According to his disclosure, the LeT was given moral, financial and military support from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

“He wanted me to note the movement of troops in India”. “When I first met Pasha he was with LeT. At that time he had no relations with al-Qaeda, but may be after two years, he left LeT to join al-Qaeda”, he said. “In October 2003, there was a gathering of LeT and he was a guest speaker there”.