New Delhi: American terror suspect David
Headley was a "double agent" of a US intelligence agency and
carried out a recee of Raksha Bhavan here housing the Defence
Ministry and National Defence Academy in Pune, according to a
probe conducted into his activities by an Indian security
agency.
49-year-old Headley was a "double agent" of the US
intelligence agency and had also visited Pune after November
2008 Mumbai terror attack for which he had conducted a recce.
At present languishing in a jail in Chicago since
October three last year, Headley had videographed a number of
places in Pune including the Osho Ashram and National Defence
Academy, during his visit to that city in March last year.
The information, shared by FBI during the meeting between
security agencies and FBI chief Robert Muller, also showed
that Headley was also collecting information about `Raksha
Bhavan` here. The US probe agency submitted fresh documents
on Indian requests.
"The government is fully convinced that David Headley
was a double agent. It has come to light that he visited Pune
after 26/11 attack," a senior government official, who did not
wish to be identified, said.
Headley has been charged by the FBI with conspiracy of
26/11 terror strike in Mumbai and Home Minister P Chidambaram,
during his visit to Pune after a blast on February 13, had
said that the government was still seeking access to Headley.
Security agencies have sought some more information from
the FBI regarding interrogation of Headley. Security agencies
here have successfully trailed the movement of the American
terror suspect within the country in a short span of time.
PTI
