David Headley, on the cross examination, things got personal. Headley unveiled how his disgusted for India stems from a bombing he witnessed in school as an 11-year-old.This Bombing, became his reason to plan the 26/11 attacks.

Headley told the court that he hated India & Indians and he wanted to harm them, maximum damage ever since he was a child.

When asked about his hatred, Headley said, “My school was bombed in 1971 by Indian planes and that time, I developed this feeling.” People were killed in the attack, he said, adding it was one of the reasons why he joined the Lashkar-e-Toiba.

David also told to the court that he went to the Kashmir as he thought they needed help to fight Indian troops.

When asked him about his training, he said,“ In July 2004, he attended a seminar where LeT chief Hafiz Saeed made a presentation on killing an Indian who accepts money from LeT and provides information to India. Headley also admitted to conducting a recce of an army cantonment in Colaba and the Maharashtra Police Headquarters”

He also said, “ he had carried out surveillance of a nuclear power plant in order to recruit people working there (for LeT)”