David Headley American-born Lashker-e-Toiba terrorist told the NIA that Ishrat Jahan, a Mumbai based girl killed in a police encounter in Ahmedabad, was a suicide bomber of the outfit. Official sources said that Headley shared this information with the four-member team of officials from National Investigation Agency and Law Department during their visit to Chicago,USA. The girl, whose death led a major controversy, was alleged to be a member of Lashker’s suicide squad who had been inducted by top LeT operative Muzamil. Headley’s information backs the stand of Gujarat Police and the Centre. The encounter had run into controversy after Jahan’s family claimed that she was merely a student and filed an appeal in the court. Gujarat Police had claimed that the terrorists were in the state to attack Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
As per sources, Headley’s reconnaissance missions for Lashkar in India began in 2006.
