Rege says he had short interaction with Headley

Mumbai, May 25 (PTI) A day after 26/11 terror accused
David Headley described him as an important contact, Shiv Sena
member Rajaram Rege Wednesday said he had a short interaction
with the Pakistani-American and he told the National
Investigation Agency (NIA) everything about him.
Though Headley described Rege as Shiv Sena PRO, the
party has said it does not have any post like that.
On his meeting with Headley, Rege said, "It was a
two-second interaction what I had with him personally.
"At that time, he was not carrying a camera and he was
not carrying anything in his hand, like a bag or something. He
was in a normal shirt and pant," Rege said.
"The Delhi officials, the NIA came to me. They came in
because, they are handling this case. They called me up and
they met me. After that, I met them two-three times and they
wanted to know what discussions I had with Headley and how and
when we met.
"The NIA asked me whether his behaviour was okay, or
whether it was dicey. What I did, what he was wearing," Rege
said.
Headley, who scouted the Sena headquarters in Central
Mumbai, informed a US court Tuesday that he and his LeT
handler Sajid Mir discussed killing Shiv Sainiks and a plot to
kill Bal Thackeray.
"We have discussed. This man (Reggie) was very
important and would have given us access to this organisation
(Shiv Sena)," Headley has said, adding there was a plot to
kill the Shiv Sena chief.
Rege said he was a member of the Sena but was not
holding any post when he met Headley. Headley describing him
as PRO of Sena is "his version and not mine," Rege said. 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.