David Headley may have passed on info gathered during meeting with 5 men who conducted business, smuggling through water
David Headley may have passed on info gathered during meeting with 5 men who conducted business, smuggling through water
A few months before last year's terror attacks, David Headley had met a few men who could've shared knowledge about the sea route that the terrorists eventually took to reach Mumbai on November 26.
Intelligence sources say those people are in the business of transporting fuel through water routes.
Headley met three people at a hotel on Mohammad Ali Road through a person he knew. The mediator was deported from Mumbai to Singapore three years ago, but has been a regular visitor to the city with his uncle.
The man used to help in the smuggling of fake currency through water.
"The three men, the mediator, his uncle and Headley were present at the meeting. The men also took him to various locations in Mumbai like Mazagaon that line the sea.
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MiD DAY has names of all the men Headley met, but they cannot be disclosed, as investigations are on.
Sources said it would be too early to say if Headley had carried a recce or passed on the information to the terrorists.
All investigating agencies have been keeping a watch on the activities of the five men and also questioned people related to them.
Meeting B'wood
It's been alleged that David Headley met several Bollywood actors through Moksh gym where he used to work out.
While his association with Rahul Bhatt has been confirmed, the names of Aarti Chhabria, Kangana Ranaut and Emraan Hashmi have also cropped up. They have all denied knowing or meeting Headley.
Headley Trivia
David Coleman Headley was born in Washington as Dawood Sayed Gilani to diplomat Sayed Salim Gilani and secretary Serrill Headley.
Headley also has a sister Syedah. He has a traditional Pakistani wife, who lives with their children in Chicago, and an American girlfriend a makeup artist in New York.
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His mother's boyfriend lent her money to buy an old bar in Philadelphia, which she later converted to Khyber Pass. Headley managed the place, but fared so poorly that they lost it two years later.
Did you know?
David Headley's visits to Mumbai started in 2006. He had come to India nine times till 2009
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The number of times Headley stayed at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower u2014 once in room 1809 and then in room 314
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