New Delhi, December 29: Nearly a month prior to November 26, 2008, Pakistan-American David Coleman Headley and his handler in Pakistan discussed the prospect of an attack on the Jyllands-Posten newspaper in Denmark for publishing the cartoons of Prophet Mohammad, says the NIA chargesheet.
The successful execution of Mumbai attacks further emboldened the 26/11 conspirators who then started giving final touches for similar operation in Denmark where Sajid Majid, Abdur Rehman Pasha, Ilyas Kashmiri along with Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana played a pivotal role, claims National Investigation Agency (NIA) .
The chargesheet describes the plans to carry out attacks in Denmark as part of the larger conspiracy who were behind the Mumbai attacks. It was for this reason, Headley during his meetings before and after Mumbai attacks was instructed by Majid to carry out extensive surveillance work at Denmark and the project was named as Mickey Mouse Project (MMP), says the chargesheet.
The NIA did not deal with the Denmark conspiracy at length and made a brief mention about the incident and US trial of Headley and Rana for the same.
The chargesheet also says the original plan of LeT-HuJI was to send 12 terrorists to attack Mumbai through sea route and twice the conspirators changed the date of attack before fixing the date as November 26, 2008.
The last attempt by the conspirators based in Pakistan, to change the date of the attack at Mumbai was made during the Rana’s visit to India on November 13, 2008.
He was reportedly carrying the message for Headley from his handlers based in Pakistan, says the chargesheet.
Lashkar and ISI officials after the Mumbai attacks had plans to carry out more attacks in India. It is for the same reason, Headley made his ninth visit on March 7, 2009 and carried out surveillance at various places for the next 10 days.
——Agencies