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Headley built sleeper cells in six cities
Updated On: 19 November, 2009 07:21 AM IST | | Ketan Ranga
Cops believe terror suspect studied vital installations and recruited cadres for Lashkar-e-Taiba during his stay in India
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Cops believe terror suspect studied vital installations and recruited cadres for Lashkar-e-Taiba during his stay in India
David Coleman Headley (49), arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation last month for allegedly plotting terror strikes across India, is believed to have kept in touch with sleeper modules of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the city.
The police are probing whether Headley was involved in terror activities, including the 26/11 terror strikes during his stay in Mumbai.
According to Home Ministry sources, "Headley visited Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Agra and Pune and did a recee of vital installations in the cities, including the National Defence College in Delhi.
It is possible that he established sleeper cells and was recruiting cadres for the LeT."
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