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Headley stayed in two Delhi hotels

Devesh K. Pandey

NEW DELHI: David Headley, arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the U.S. along with his accomplice for alleged links with the Lashkar-e-Taiba, had stayed for three days at two hotels in Paharganj in Central Delhi this March. A Delhi police team visited the hotels on Friday to collect his identification documents.

Following reports that Headley had stayed at De Holiday International and Hotel Anand, a team led by Assistant Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Ravi Shankar visited the hotels. While scrutinising the entry books, they found that Headley had stayed for a day at De Holiday International, and later shifted to Hotel Anand.

“He first checked in at De Holiday around 4.45 p.m. on March 7 and stayed in Room No. 205. He checked out the next morning and took Room No. 40 in Hotel Anand where he stayed till March 9 evening,” said an officer.

Headley did not make even a single call using the hotel phone. Nor did he use any credit card at the hotels. Closed-circuit TV footage pertaining to the period was deleted in the hotels long ago.

Police believe Headley had submitted “valid” identification documents in the hotels. A photocopy of his passport (No. 097536400) bearing his photograph showed that he had obtained a five-year Indian visa (No. Z314473).

The same document carries Abu Dhabi and Pakistan stamps indicating that he had also visited these countries. There were several stamp marks on that page suggesting frequent travels.

A form filled out by Headley for submission to the Foreigners’ Regional Registration Office also did not contain much information about him.

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