26/11 Convict David Headley In ICU After Attack In US Prison: Reports
NEW DELHI: David Coleman Headley, the Pakistani-American terrorist jailed in the US over his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror strike, is fighting for his life after being attacked in prison, according to reports.
Headley was in the ICU after being attacked by other prisoners at a detention centre on July 8. The Pakistani-origin US national, an operative of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, was sentenced to 35 years in prison by a US court for the 2008 attack in Mumbai in which more than 160 people were killed.
"We are not able to locate information about this individual," the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago said in a brief email response to PTI when asked about the incident.Reports said he had suffered serious injuries and was rushed to North Evanston hospital, where he was admitted to the critical care unit.
David Headley - who recced various Indian cities, including Mumbai before the 26/11 attacks - was arrested in 2009. He had deposed before a court in Mumbai through video conferencing from his prison in the US in the 26/11 case during Abu Jundal's trial.
The trial against terror handler Abu Jundal has been on for over a year and the prosecution had last year recorded the statements of Headley, who had carried out recces of the spots in Mumbai that were attacked. Headley had stayed at the Taj Hotel, which was one of the terror targets. He had testified under a plea bargain and had told the court that he had met Jundal too.
courtesy : ndtv.com
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Warder arrested for trying to smuggle narcotics inside Bengaluru Central Prison
Bengaluru (PTI): A warder of the Bengaluru Central Prison has been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle cigarettes and a narcotic substance into the jail by concealing them in his undergarments.
Rahul Patil, posted as a warder at the high-security facility, was detained on Friday evening at the main entrance after Karnataka State Industrial Security Force (KSISF) personnel grew suspicious during frisking when the door-frame metal detector began beeping repeatedly.
A subsequent physical check led to the recovery of two cigarette packets and a narcotic substance, officials said.
Prison Superintendent Paramesh filed a complaint with the police and placed Patil under suspension immediately. The Parappana Agrahara police have registered a case.
