David Coleman Headley, an American from Chicago, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for his role in the planning of the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008.
David Coleman Headley, 52, faces a maximum life prison term when US District Judge Harry Leinenweber sentences him for his role in a three-day rampage in which 10 gunmen from a Pakistani-based militant group out across Mumbai, attacking a crowded train station, the landmark Taj Mahal Hotel and other targets.
Around 160 people were killed in the attack, including children.
The other prime accused in the case in the U.S., Pakistani-Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, was sentenced to 14 years in prison last week. Headley's sentence could be considerably lower, reports suggest.
In a 20-page position paper, Acting U.S. Attorney Gary Shaprio said a prison sentence of 30-35 years "strikes a fair and just balance between the aggravating and mitigating factors applicable to Headley," according to The Hindu.
Headley has admitted guilt to 12 separate charges stemming from three separate episodes of criminal conduct - the Mumbai attacks, the planned attack against Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper, and material involvement with the Lashkar-e-Taiba.
