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Headley case: Rahul Bhatt reiterates he is innocent

Source: PTI
December 09, 2009 23:26 IST
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Two days after US terror suspect David Headley was charged with conspiracy in the Mumbai terror attacks, his acquaintance and filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's son Rahul on Wednesday asserted that he was innocent and assured full cooperation with the police in 26/11 investigations.

As he emerged after attending the wedding reception of gym instructor-friend Vilas Warak, who had also came under the scanner for his dealings with Headley, Rahul said, "Marriage will definitely bring good luck to my friend."

On whether he was innocent, especially in the light of reports about Headley being charged with 26/11 conspiracy in the US, he reiterated, "Of course I am... I will fully cooperate with probe."

"When Headley's name surfaced and my name was linked to him, everybody, including the National Investigation Agency and the local police, had inquired about him. I had then fully cooperated with them and would continue to do so," he said.

Asked about the Pakistan-born US citizen being charged with conspiracy, Mahesh Bhatt said, "Ask all these questions to investigating officers. I always knew that Rahul would not be made a scapegoat. In a matter of hurry the media wrongly projected him as Headley's associate and put under a scanner."

'Moksh' gym, where Rahul and Warak worked, was frequented by Headley during his stay in Breach Candy area. Twenty-eight-year-old Warak was asked to stay away from his workplace till police cleared his name in the Headley case.

However, gym owner Pritish Nandy clarified that Warak was not sacked but only asked to stay away for sometime.

Headley, arrested in the US in October, has been charged in a Chicago court with criminal conspiracy in 26/11 attacks. The alleged LeT operative had visited India several times in the past.
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