Headley had stayed in Delhi hotel before 26/11

New Delhi, Nov 13: LeT terror suspect David Coleman Headley had stayed in a hotel in New Delhi just before the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008.

The confirmation about his India visit came after a copy of his passport was found in records of the hotels he stayed while in Delhi.

The passport details of Headley reveal that he had visited Delhi and Mumbai during Apr 2008. He had then left for Pakistan.

As per the information he furnished in the C-Form (mandatory for foreigners), he had come to India in a very legal way. He mentioned that he is in India for business and wants to stay back for 5 years.

There are also reports that Headley, while in Mumbai, had checked into The Taj and The Oberoi.

Besides Delhi and Mumbai, during his previous visits, Headley had also visited other cities like Lucknow, Ahmedabad and Agra.

Headley was arrested by the FBI for suspected links with the banned terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which had carried out the Mumbai carnage in 2008 that left about 180 people dead.

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