Shiv Sena’s Rege to Headley: I control projects worth Rs 10k cr

Rege went ahead to lure Headley to get him big contacts in India because of his strong political connections. “As you know that I am politically and socially very well connected here in Bombay (Mumbai),Gujarat and Delhi. Delhi is the place here central govt of India (Prime Minister India) rules. I have very strong personal relations with people ruling Mumbai (Maharashtra),Gujarat and Delhi,” he wrote.

“There are lots of projects in thousands of crores (Indian rupees) regarding constructions,dams,canals,power,medicine,education etc lined up,” he wrote.

The email refers to some detailed conversation between Headley and Rege about their joint future projects. “If we recollect about our plans that I need to come there and give presentations and conferences with people there and generate funds. Please make a detail project report so that we can start our work on it gives business to you as well as to me,” Rege wrote.

Rege,who was in Sindhudurg,said,”Headley along with gym instructor Vilas Varak had come to me expressing his desire to have a view of Sena Bhavan from inside. But I told him this is not a tourist place and tourists are not allowed inside.”

On his association with Shiv Sena,he said,”I am just a social worker. Headley met me when I had been to the Sena Bhavan with regard to some social work. As many people were meeting me inside the Sena Bhavan,Headley thought that I was the PRO of the party.”

He said that after his first meeting,Headley had again called him seeking entry to the Sena Bhavan. “But I did not entertain him. I did not have any hint of Headley’s intentions.”

Rege also said that he had never met Rahul,son of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt.

“I am just trying to engage this guy. If he can visit USA with bala (Bal Thackeray) or his son (Udhav) I will be able to make direct contact. We can even take care of them if we want,” Headley wrote in his email to Sajid Mir.

He told the prosecutors that by “take care” he meant assassination in the US.

As this was not enough,Rege wrote back to Headley giving him the details of how to bag contracts in India and also how the booty can be shared between them.

Talking of government projects,Rege wrote that one has to give money “under table” and manipulate the project. “If it is private sector project it is very easy as all of them are known to me. I tell you the price of the project and we get it,financially both of us get benefit as we get our consultancy charges,that all,but even these consultancy charges ranges from few hundreds crores in rupees,” he wrote.

“For these activities,I have my own trust registered under Indian laws. The purpose of this is that we get benefit for these consultancy fees. I show here that I get donations for social work as education or medical. That’s gives me savings Income tax,” Rege said,adding that he would expect Rs 10 lakh in cash from Headley when he comes to Mumbai in June of that year.