Headley may have conducted recce of BARC, Bollywood studios

Mumbai, Dec 20 (PTI) Piecing together the investigations
into terror suspects David Headley's footsteps, investigators
have found that he had conducted a proper reconnaissance of
not only Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC) but also of some
Bollywood studios in northeastern suburb of Mumbai.

The 49-year-old Headley, who has been under arrest in the
US since October three, had travelled to Chembur and Trombay
many a times and filmed the exits and entries of the BARC
besides the entry of employees, official sources said here
Sunday.
The terror suspect, who has been charged by the FBI with
being part of the conspiracy in 26/11 Mumbai attacks, had also
taken video shots of the nuclear installation by hiring a boat
from Gateway of India. The rear side of the BARC, located on a
hill top, can be seen from the Arabian Sea.
The investigators also comprising officials of National
Investigation Agency (NIA), probing the role of Headley and
his accomplice Tahawwur Rana in India, suspect that Headley,
during his boat ride, may have surveyed the mangroves located
near the coastline.
The security around the nuclear installation has been
tightened and efforts were on to ensure proper cover in the
mangroves located below the BARC, the sources said.
Security of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
cold storage plant in the area was also being reviewed as the
security agencies were apprehensive that while filming BARC,
Headley may have conducted recce of it as well. The terror
suspect was trained by Lashker in clandestine filming of vital
installations.

The American-born terror suspect, who was allegedly close
to top brass of Lashker-e-Taiba including Zaki-ur-Rehman
Lakhvi and Hafeez Saeed, is also alleged to have carried of
surveillance of some Bollywood studios.
LeT has always spoken against the film culture and their
first target in Jammu and Kashmir in north India were the
cinemas.
The investigators were also trying to ascertain whether
he had met any other Bollywood actor other than Rahul Bhatt,
son of noted filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt .
Rahul has been questioned by the NIA officials on two
occasions earlier. However, his father -- Mahesh -- says that
his son has done his duty in approaching the security agencies
and helped them in tracing the trail of Headley.
On the fresh development, the senior Bhatt said, "Rahul
never took him (Headley) anywhere..That is fact! Rahul never
moves with the Bollywood folks. Neither do I." PTI SKL
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