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Did not help David Headley, says Sena man Rajaram Rege

The Lashkar-e-Taiba operative met Rege through his fitness trainer Vilas Varak and wanted to see the Sena Bhavan from the inside.

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Rajaram Rege, who was mentioned in Lashkar-Taiba’s Pakistani-American operative David Coleman Headley’s testimony in an United States court on Wednesday, agreed that he met Headley in 2008 when the latter expressed his wish to see the Shiv Sena’s headquarters, Sena Bhavan, from the inside.

“He met me through Vilas Varak and expressed his wish to see the Sena Bhavan from inside,” Rege told DNA. “However, I told him that the Sena headquarters is not a tourist spot and denied his request. He later contacted me on the phone, but I maintained my stand. At that time, I had no idea who this person was. I thought he was a regular American tourist with a genuine interest to see the Sena bhavan.”

Varak allegedly was Headley’s fitness trainer.

Rege maintained that he has not hidden anything from the officials and has given the National Investigative Agency all the details about his interaction with Headley.

“He (Headley) also sent me an e-mail, saying that he had investment plans and wanted to invest in the infrastructure projects,” said Rege. “In reply, I asked him about his credibility and financial history. But I never got an answer.”

Headley had mentioned Rege as the public relations officer of Sena. Party spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday had denied the claim, saying his party never had a PRO. Raut however has accepted the possibility of Sena workers being contacted by Headley since Sena bhavan was on his hit list.

Rege himself denied working on any such post.

“He thought I was the Sena’s PRO,” he said. “I do not know who told him so. But I tried to avoid him later on, since I did not quite like him.”

Rege also denied helping Headley to be in contact with Sena leaders, as he himself did not know any leaders personally. Rege has visited Sena bhavan quite a number of times.

“I go there as someone genuinely interested in social work. Other than that, I have no personal relations with any party leader.”

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