26/11: David Headley's deposition continues for 2nd day

The deposition of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley through video conferencing continued for the second day on Tuesday at a special Mumbai Court.

The deposition of Headley began before the special Mumbai court on Monday when he revealed the sequence of events and planning behind the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

In his revelation, Headley said, two attempts were made by the same ten terrorists prior to the final attack on November 26th, 2008.

Special public prosecutor in the 26/11 case, Ujjwal Nikam on Monday said, Headley's deposition has revealed that there is a close nexus between the Inter-Services Intelligence, ISI and the Lashkar-e-Toiba.

He said, it is



for the Government of India to take a call on the evidence provided by Headley.

After David Headley’s deposition on Monday, Senior lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani told the media that Headley has told the special Mumbai court that he acted on the advice of Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed.

Headley, one of the main conspirators in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks admitted that he had come to Mumbai with a false identity at the behest of his main contact Sajid Mir, a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative.

Headley further admitted that he was a true follower of the LeT and had changed his name from Dawood Gilani to David Coleman Headley for the purpose of acquiring a new passport to come to India.