Mumbai
A sessions court here has issued non-bailable warrants against two Pakistan Army officials Major Abdul Rehman Pasha and Major Iqbal in connection with the 26\/11 Mumbai terror attacks case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Major Pasha has retired, the prosecution believes Major Iqbal is still serving as an ISI official in Pakistan, as disclosed by US born Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist David Coleman Headley, an approver in the case here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The application was filed before the court which is presently conducting trial against alleged LeT operative Sayyed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal in the 26\/11 Mumbai terror attacks case.Nikam said in the application that the role of the two Pakistani Army officials was revealed further during the testimony of Headley on the conspiracy hatched in the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Headley, who is presently lodged in a US jail, turned approver in the case and his testimony was recorded via video conference in 2016.Judge Yarlagadda, after perusing the application, supplementary chargesheet filed by the crime branch and hearing brief arguments from Nikam, said he was allowing the application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe application filed by the prosecution for issuance of non-bailable warrant against the two persons is allowed. These two persons are shown as wanted suspects. The approver, David Headley, has named them in his evidence,\u201d the court said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Headley in his testimony before the court here had claimed that during the conspiracy to commit the terror attacks in Mumbai, Major Iqbal and Major Pasha were present in the meetings during which targets were selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LeT operatives Sajeed Mir, Abu Kaahfa and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi were also present in the meetings, Headley had said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nikam said Headley\u2019s oral testimony is not the only evidence against these two persons and that the prosecution also has in its possession corroborative documentary evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Headley had visited Mumbai in September 2006 and informed Major Iqbal about his surveillance of Hotel Taj in south Mumbai and on his return to Pakistan, he had handed over photographs and videos of the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Headley further claimed that Major Iqbal had asked him to also get classified information about Bhabha Atomic Research Centre here and of political party Shiv Sena\u2019s office, \u2018Sena Bhawan\u2019, located in central Mumbai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said he had also received Rs 80,000 from Major Pasha for carrying out surveillance work in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Nikam, Headley had been in regular contact with Major Pasha during the course of the conspiracy, planning and execution of the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is pertinent to note that Headley in his testimony had said Pasha wanted the National Defence College in New Delhi also to be included in the target list and had, in fact, told Headley that if the attack on the army college was successful then they would be able to kill more brigadiers and generals than they have in the past,\u201d Nikam said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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