Chicago: LeT operative David Coleman Headley on Wednesday told a US court that he had conducted a surveillance of the German Bakery in Pune and identified Chabad houses in Delhi, Pushkar and Pune which could be bombed.
Testifying during the trial of Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Mumbai attack co-accused, Headley said that he made a video of the German Bakery which was bombed on February 13, 2010 killing at leat 17 people and injuring 60 others.
While Headley was under arrest by FBI, the German Bakery was attacked.
Headley, who ended his testimony, said that he had made a list of Chabad houses in Delhi, Pushkar and Pune which could be targeted.
The German Bakery is located near the Chabad House and an Osho Ashram in Pune. The German Bakery blast was a part of the Karachi Project- an LeT project with the Indian Mujahideen.
Earlier, Headley had told FBI that he did not carry out surveillance of the Bakery, but later confessed to the Indian agents of National Investigation Agency that he had conducted its surveillance.
50-year-old Headley has pleaded guilty to 12 terrorism charges related to the deadly 26/11 attacks and other plots in the wake of his 2009 arrest here.
Headley wanted to make film, write book
Headley also said that he had plans to write a book and make a movie on the events in his life. Rana's lawyer Patrick Blegen said that Headley had told several people including his wife so.
"If I write a book, I can make huge amounts of money," Headley said.
The Pakistani-American said that he made a "fool" of Rana by involving him in the 26/11 Mumbai attack conspiracy.
"I made a fool of him (Rana). Poor fellow was stuck in this for no fault of his. I made a fool of him in getting to assist me on what I did. I made a fool of him," Headley told Rana's lawyer.
While Headley has pleaded guilty, Rana has maintained that he is not guilty in the charge of "support to terrorism".
Defence attorneys said Headley lied to the law enforcement agencies and implicated Rana in the plot in a bid to save his life.
Headley was cross-examined by lawyers of Rana, a Canadian of Pakistani-origin who is standing trial at a Chicago court here after being slapped with a dozen charges in connection with the Mumbai attacks in which 166 persons were killed.
The defence lawyers said Headley lived multiple lives and used his friend over the years. Rana and Headley met as teenagers at a Pakistani military school.
Headley conceded that he was secretly researching on Internet at Rana's house.
"As expected this guy has a very troubled history and past," Blegen said.
"It's my sense that he answered the questions affirmatively because we had a stack of papers to contradict him.
"He lied before in the past," Blegen said Headley expressed remorse at the killing of Indian people at the trial.
"You are remorseful for what you have done?", asked Blegen.
"Yes, I feel bad about my grievances and the way I went to address them," Headley said.
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