Zeenews Bureau
New Delhi: In yet another startling revelation in the ongoing Headley-Rana terror probe, it has come to light that two employees of the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi had helped the two suspected Lashkar operatives during their stay in the city.
Reports said on Tuesday that a High Commission officer had provided David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Rana with a satellite phone, which they used to make calls to Pakistan during their stay in the national capital.
Moreover, the phone number of Headley and Rana, while they were in India, have been identified as 99212473** and 98208053** respectively.
MEA to probe Headley, Rana visa angle
The revelation came even as the Ministry of External Affairs ordered a probe into how Headley and Rana were provided visas by the Indian Consulate in Chicago.
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said his ministry was looking into the issue and a probe will be conducted to find out why the duo was issued visas.
Normally, the procedure is that applications are made in the US and approved here in Delhi.
Headley was arrested in the US by the FBI last month for plotting terror attacks to be carried out in India and Denmark.
The duo has visited India on a number of occasions between 2006-09. Apart from staying in five star hotels in places like Delhi, Mumbai, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Pune and Lucknow, Headley and Rana had also stayed with some "private parties" who are being questioned by security agencies.
Bollywood connection
According to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Headley and Rana closely knew eight Bollywood personalities, including two actresses.
The NIA believes that they were introduced to the film personalities by Rahul Bhatt, son of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt.
Moreover, police in Pune is now claiming that Headley had even visited the very upmarket OSHO Commune that’s located in city’s Koregaon Park area.