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LeT operatives' emails said Pak probe against Hafiz Saeed, Lakhvi was superficial: David Headley

Headley, who is deposing via video conference from the United States (US), referred to the email exchanges between him and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives, Major Abdu Rehman Pasha, Sajid Mir and Major Iqbal in this context.

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The Pakistan Federal Investigation Agency probe against the alleged perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, was superficial, accused-turned-approver David Headley told a session's court here on Saturday.

Headley, who is deposing via video conference from the United States (US), referred to the email exchanges between him and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives, Major Abdu Rehman Pasha, Sajid Mir and Major Iqbal in this context.

Headley said that in response to an email asking for the situation in Pakistan and whether Saeed and Rehman would be arrested, Pasha had replied: "All happening here, but all your friends are doing good." This, Headley said, conveyed that the FIA probe was superficial and that there was nothing for him to worry.

In another email, Headley wrote to Sajid Mir: "Old uncle seems to have got H1 virus and doctor and hospital might want to give him a check-up". The old uncle referred to was Saeed and Headley wanted to know whether he would be imprisoned. Mir replied: "My old uncle is free and moving back and forth like a tornado." Headley said that he understood this as nothing will happen to Saeed.

Following the US pressure, the FIA had interrogated several LeT members including Saeed and Lakhvi. Saeed was even put under house arrest for some time while Lakhvi and others are facing trial. India had passed on to Pakistan evidence on the attackers, the role LeT played and proof of conspiracy being hatched in Pakistan soil. However, the trial is yet to conclude.

The exchange of emails between LeT operatives and Headley took place after the 2008 attack, and before his arrest in October 2009. He was in Chicago then. Headley also told the court that he had informed his mentors about the friends he had made in India, including Rahul Bhatt, son of director Mahesh Bhatt.

Headley deposed that until his arrest in the US, he had visited Pakistan several times, but since his name was revealed by Lakhvi to the FIA he was not arrested or interrogated by them. After he returned to the US to plan missions in other parts of the world, Headley said he sought for details about the Mickey Mouse project, which was to be an attack on a newspaper in Denmark.

The prosecution completed examining Headley on Saturday and the defense sought time to cross-examine him, which the court granted and posted for February 22.

Cross-examining in Urdu: Plea turned down
Advocate Wahab Khan, defending accused Sayyed Zaibuddin – alleged to have been guiding the 10 attackers over phone from his control room in Karachi – moved a plea to cross-examine Headley in Urdu or Hindi. The court, however, turned down the plea.

Court clarifies on Wahab Khan's allegation
After Wahab Khan alleged that Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Atul Kulkarni met judge GA Sanap during a court break, the court clarified that Kulkarni had visited a room attached to the judge's chamber to collect the evidence copies. Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam claimed the attempt was to malign the image of the court.

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