In Mumbai for recce,Headley posed as tourist,used fishing boats

Headley,who played a key role in planning the Mumbai attacks,told a Chicago court during the recently-concluded Tahawwur Rana case that he did this at the direction of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI).

On the instructions of ISI,David Headley masqueraded as a tourist interested in angling,taking fishing boats into Mumbai waters to identify a suitable landing site for LeT terrorists,who months later created mayhem in Indias financial capital.

Headley,who played a key role in planning the Mumbai attacks,told a Chicago court during the recently-concluded Tahawwur Rana case that he did this at the direction of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI).

Yes, Headley said when asked by the defense attorney whether he was trained by the ISI to carry out surveillance of the landing site where the LeT men were to ultimately land through sea in November 2008.

Mainly Major Iqbal was training you on how to pick a good landing site?, the defense attorney asked. Yes. And also with Sajid (Mir),but mainly with Major Iqbal, the Pakistani-American LeT operative said.

Major Iqbal knew what a good landing site would have in it,correct? the attorney asked. Yes, he responded.

In fact,Headley used fishing boats to figure out the navigational hazards and find out how easy it would be to come in and out of the harbour and also carried GPS.

So when you came in,you were looking around,set up video camera,coming down to see a fishing village or something like that,correct? the attorney asked.

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Correct, Headley said. And careful part on it you became a tourist who had an interest in fishing?, he was asked,to which he said yes.

While he went out on fishing boats,Headley took a GPS with him to put in the waypoints. Fishermen tend to take pretty much the same route out,dont they? the attorney asked. Yes,they do, Headley replied.

So if a fishing vessel was coming in and it had the waypoints,it would be on track? he was asked. Yes, he said. We do this every day,were not going to hit a rock, the attorney asked. Right, he answered.

So that was extremely important? the attorney said. Yes, said Headley.

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And again,you were posing as a tourist? the attorney asked again. Yes, Headley replied.

Headley also informed the court that in April,2007 he stayed with his second wife Faiza at the Taj so that he can safely take pictures of the hotel from inside and in doing so no one could identify him or have any suspicious.