<p>Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley today said Tahawwur Rana, his associate and a Pakistani native who operated an immigration business in Chicago, was aware that he was an operative of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).<br /><br /></p>.<p>Headley's cross-examination by Abdul Wahab Khan, the lawyer of Abu Jundal, an alleged key plotter of the 2008 terror attack, began this morning in the court of Mumbai sessions judge G A Sanap, via video link from the US.<br /><br />When Khan asked him about Rana, Headley said, "Rana knew about my association with LeT. I informed him about the training imparted by me to LeT operatives. I disclosed to Rana that I was spying for LeT. This was four to five months before the 26/11 attacks."<br />The 55-year-old terrorist, who has turned approver in the 26/11 case, further said Rana had objected to his association with LeT.<br /><br />"Rana objected to my association with LeT. He did not want me to continue using his office in Mumbai. I conceded his objection and started taking steps to close down the office. This was in July 2008," he said.<br /><br />However, Headley refused to answer questions about his wife Shazia.<br />"Shazia is still my legally wedded wife. I do not want to disclose Shazia's location at present. I do not want to answer any question about my wife Shazia," he said.<br />He said his wife never visited India and that he had disclosed to her about his association with LeT.<br /><br />"Shazia never visited India. Originally she's from Pakistan. I had told Shazia about my association with LeT. I don't remember when I disclosed this to her, at least not immediately."<br /><br />When Khan asked Headley what was Shazia's reaction to this disclosure, he said, "Her reaction to this is between me and her. It is our personal relation. I don't want to disclose whether she objected or not or what she said. I am not going to share what happened between me and my wife." <br /><br />However, Headley said his wife knew about his plans to change his name.<br />"She knew that I was going to change my name from Dawood Gilani to David Coleman Headley," he said.<br /><br />When Khan continued questioning him on Shazia, Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam took objection to it and said that under Section 122 of the Indian Evidence Act, the communication between a husband and wife is a privileged one and need not be disclosed.<br /><br />Headley had earlier concluded his week-long deposition before the Mumbai sessions court through a video-link from the US on February 13.<br /><br />Headley, who is serving a 35-year jail term in the US, said in his earlier deposition how Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI provides "financial, military and moral support" to terror outfits LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Hizbul Mujahideen, and how LeT planned and executed the 26/11 Mumbai attack.<br /><br />He had also claimed that Ishrat Jahan, killed in an allegedly fake encounter in Gujarat, was an LeT operative.<br /></p>
<p>Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley today said Tahawwur Rana, his associate and a Pakistani native who operated an immigration business in Chicago, was aware that he was an operative of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).<br /><br /></p>.<p>Headley's cross-examination by Abdul Wahab Khan, the lawyer of Abu Jundal, an alleged key plotter of the 2008 terror attack, began this morning in the court of Mumbai sessions judge G A Sanap, via video link from the US.<br /><br />When Khan asked him about Rana, Headley said, "Rana knew about my association with LeT. I informed him about the training imparted by me to LeT operatives. I disclosed to Rana that I was spying for LeT. This was four to five months before the 26/11 attacks."<br />The 55-year-old terrorist, who has turned approver in the 26/11 case, further said Rana had objected to his association with LeT.<br /><br />"Rana objected to my association with LeT. He did not want me to continue using his office in Mumbai. I conceded his objection and started taking steps to close down the office. This was in July 2008," he said.<br /><br />However, Headley refused to answer questions about his wife Shazia.<br />"Shazia is still my legally wedded wife. I do not want to disclose Shazia's location at present. I do not want to answer any question about my wife Shazia," he said.<br />He said his wife never visited India and that he had disclosed to her about his association with LeT.<br /><br />"Shazia never visited India. Originally she's from Pakistan. I had told Shazia about my association with LeT. I don't remember when I disclosed this to her, at least not immediately."<br /><br />When Khan asked Headley what was Shazia's reaction to this disclosure, he said, "Her reaction to this is between me and her. It is our personal relation. I don't want to disclose whether she objected or not or what she said. I am not going to share what happened between me and my wife." <br /><br />However, Headley said his wife knew about his plans to change his name.<br />"She knew that I was going to change my name from Dawood Gilani to David Coleman Headley," he said.<br /><br />When Khan continued questioning him on Shazia, Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam took objection to it and said that under Section 122 of the Indian Evidence Act, the communication between a husband and wife is a privileged one and need not be disclosed.<br /><br />Headley had earlier concluded his week-long deposition before the Mumbai sessions court through a video-link from the US on February 13.<br /><br />Headley, who is serving a 35-year jail term in the US, said in his earlier deposition how Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI provides "financial, military and moral support" to terror outfits LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Hizbul Mujahideen, and how LeT planned and executed the 26/11 Mumbai attack.<br /><br />He had also claimed that Ishrat Jahan, killed in an allegedly fake encounter in Gujarat, was an LeT operative.<br /></p>