Washington DC, April 11 -- US Department of Justice (DoJ) has revealed that Tahawwur Rana who was extradited to India to face trial for his alleged role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks had following the attacks in which over 160 people died, told David Coleman Headley that the Indians "deserved it."

In an intercepted conversation with Headley, Rana allegedly commended the nine LeT terrorists who had been killed committing the attacks, saying that "They should be given Nishan-e-Haider"--Pakistan's "highest award for gallantry in battle," which is reserved for fallen soldiers, the DoJ said.

In a statement dated April 10, the US Department of Justice said that India alleged that Rana facilitated a fraudulent cover so that his childhood friend D...