David Headley

In this courtroom sketch, Linda Ragsdale, center reads an impact statement during the sentencing hearing of David Coleman Headley, 52, left, before U.S. District Judge Harry Leinen...

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John Theis, left, and Robert Seeder, defense attorneys for David Coleman Headley, speak with reporters at the federal building in Chicago, after Headley was sentenced to 35 years i...

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In this courtroom sketch, David Coleman Headley, 52, left, appears before U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber at federal court in Chicago, as Leinenweber imposes a sentence of 35...

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In this courtroom sketch, attorney Patrick Blegen and his client Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana are shown during Rana's sentencing in federal court in Chicago. U.S. District Cou...

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US prosecutors submitted before the Chicago Court, two pages from Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley's diary containing telephone numbers.

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In this courtroom sketch, David Coleman Headley is shown in federal court, in Chicago. Headley, the government's main witness, is cooperating with prosecutors after pleading guilty...

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TV stills of David Headley

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TV stills of David Headley

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TV stills of David Headley

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TV stills of David Headley

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Courtroom drawing of Headley before Judge Leinenweber on Mar 18 in Chicago, US

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A day after David Headley confessed to plotting Mumbai attacks, it became clear today that Indian investigators will be able to interrogate the Pakistani-American terrorist in the ...

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Website

Mumbai Musings

It is common for prisoners to try for interim relief citing urgent or emergency situations. Holi, is just not one of them.

Mar 28, 2016

| Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
The Headley Hearings

Our reporter listens in to Headley's deposition via videoconferencing in the TADA court in South Mumbai

Feb 13, 2016

| Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
'As If We Are All David Headley'

The Indian government views half a million US citizens of Pakistani origin as terrorists. The Indian government sees him as representing us – Headley, who wasn’t even born in Pakistan.

Oct 03, 2013

| Salman Nouman
Getting Real

The MHA must have the honesty to admit that as a result of its bad handling of the Headley case, the extradition door has been closed for ever. But an option of limited utility still remains open

Jan 26, 2013

| B. Raman
Covering Up An Iceberg

Neither in the narrative of the FBI nor in that of the NIA is there much reference to the Indian cells of Headley and Rana. No attempt has been made to identify them and question them.

Jan 24, 2013

| B. Raman
The Case Against Rana

The Pakistanis cited in the indictments as the co-conspirators would be the beneficiaries of the acquittal of Rana in respect of the charges relating to the 26/11 terrorist strikes.

Jun 12, 2011

| B. Raman
On The Headley Chase

The detailed testimony of David Coleman Headley of the Chicago cell of the Lashkar-e-Toiba in the ongoing case against Tahawuur Hussain Rana spotlights the two-pronged strategy by the FBI and what India's response should be

May 27, 2011

| B. Raman
Interrogation Report Of David Coleman Headley

The 26/11 terror suspect currently in US custody was interrogated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from June 3-9, 2010 for a total of 34 hours.

May 24, 2011

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The 26/11 Co-Conspirator Statements

One of the sealed documents that the US District Court allowed to be be made public under First Amendment and common law rights. This one is US "Government's Santiago Proffer"

May 25, 2011

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The ISI Hand

The home ministry today formally placed their dossier of information on accused, including Major Iqbal, a suspected ISI officer, named in Second Charge-Sheet Filed by US Government in 2008 Mumbai Blasts Case, in the public domain

May 09, 2011

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Magazine

When FBI Killed Naipaul A Decade Before He Died

David Headley was one of the weakest links, but Indian authorities failed to sniff him out. That’s an important lesson in how to avoid another 26/11.

Nov 15, 2018

| P.K.H. Tharakan
A Headley, Deadly Sim Story

An IB officer took a chance and planted three SIMs in a consignment for Pakistan. One of them turned up with the 26/11 attackers....

Feb 12, 2016

| Meetu Jain
‘A Whole Lot More Of The Threat Was Known’

The former journalists with The Guardian and Sunday Times talk about their brand of writing

Nov 11, 2013

| Satish Padmanabhan
Bibliofile

Suddenly it's raining books by women journos, while Delhi autorickshaws advertise American thrillers

Dec 17, 2012

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The Karachi Confection

Tallying statements from Ansari, Headley and Kasab could nail Pakistan

Jul 09, 2012

| Team Outlook
‘Without ISI, The Mumbai Attack Would Not Have Been Possible’

What David Coleman Headley said to his Indian interrogators, as revealed by the NIA chargesheet

Jan 16, 2012

| Chandrani Banerjee
No Plot-Spoilers In The Headley Chase

India’s unhappy with America’s selective information-sharing, but will downplay it right now

Nov 08, 2010

| Outlook
The Union Republic of Terror

In his confessions to Indian officials, reconnaissance man David C. Headley has said enough to nail ISI’s link to the 26/11 attacks

Oct 11, 2010

| Saikat Datta
Horse’s Mouth

How useful will Headley’s questioning be?

Jun 28, 2010

| Saikat Datta
His Jehad Is His Very Own

Not a Pak-Afghan-bred radical, the new Islamic warrior could be a regular American guy, swayed by Al Qaeda, but not part of it

May 24, 2010

| Pranay Sharma