In a verdict that was received with disappointment by India, a US court on Friday acquitted Tahawwur Rana on charges of plotting the 2008 Mumbai attacks but held him guilty of supporting Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) and planning a strike in Denmark that will get him a maximum of 30 years in jail.

After the verdict was pronounced, Tahawwur Rana’s attorney Patrick Blegan said he would file post-trial motions that there was not enough evidence to convict him and that there was an error in the trial.

The plotters of Mumbai attack also wanted to make a Bollywood movie for launching aspiring actor Rahul Bhatt, son of film director Mahesh Bhatt, but dropped the plans because Lashkar-e-Tayyaba opposed it.

Mumbai attack co-accused David Headley today told a US court that a Pakistan Navy man was present during discussions with his ISI handler, Major Iqbal, on landing sites and arrival of the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba terrorists by sea.

Dissatisfied with the military and espionage training received by Mumbai attacks accused David Headley from the LeT, Pakistan’s spy agency ISI provided him a special course in Lahore for carrying out surveillance ahead of the 26/11 carnage.

Sajid Mir, Lashkar-e-Tayyaba’s handler in Pakistan, was praised by Mumbai attack co-accused Tahawwur Rana for his Chhabad
House attack strategy and even likened him to Khalid bin Walid, a legendary Arab general, David Headley testified here on Wednesday.

Apprehending arrest during his India visit after the Mumbai attacks, David Headley wrote a will and emailed it to his friend and co-accused Tahawwur Rana, as to what should be done to his wives and children in the event of his death or arrest.