Headley,accomplice were in Ahmedabad for two days: DGP

Khandwawala added that the state police were already working on this bit of information: “We have constituted a team of officials from our Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) and some handpicked senior officers from the local police for this purpose and the team is working on that.”

He,however,refused to comment on the number of personnel in the special team,saying,“It’s not the number,but quality of officers that matters in such operations.”

The state police,said Khandwawala,are in constant touch with the National Investigation Agency (NIA),which recently registered a case against Headley and his Canadian associate,Tahawwur Hussain Rana,as well as the Central Intelligence Bureau (CIB). “We exchange information with the NIA on a regular basis,” he added.

When asked about the dates,time and other specific details about Headley’s visit to Ahmedabad,Khandwawala said: “We have got some information in this regard from our own sources. We are,however,trying to verify it. It is a sensitive issue and we would like to share this information with you only after we get it confirmed.”

About the possibility of any connection between Headley and company and the 26/7 serials blasts in Ahmedabad,the state police chief said,“It is too early to comment on that. We are investigating the possibility.”

Commenting on recent media reports about the FBI recovering maps of a premier educational institute in Ahmedabad,Khandwawala said he had no confirmed information on it. “No terrorist can operate without the help of locals,” he said when asked if he thought Headley may have got local support.