Pakistan-born American LeT operative David Coleman Headley, accused of plotting the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has pleaded guilty on all counts before a US court in Chicago. Charged on 12-counts, Headley, pleaded guilty in all of them, including Mumbai attacks and planning to attack a Danish newspaper.<br/><br/>Headley, who was arrested by the FBI's joint terrorism task force on October 3 last year, told US District Judge Harry Leinenweber that he wanted to change his plea to guilty, in an apparent bid to get a lighter sentence than the maximum death penalty.<br/><br/>Headley was produced before the court under unprecedented security arrangements. Security forces along with sniffer dogs were deployed around the court. Special metal detector doors were erected at the entrance of the packed court room.<br/><br/>A 35-page plea agreement containing a detailed recitation of Headley's participation in terror conspiracies was presented when he changed his plea to guilty. Under the terms of the agreement, Headley shall not be extradited to India, Denmark, or Pakistan, for any offenses for which he has been convicted. Headley, the agreement says, has cooperated with the Government since he was arrested and also has provided information of significant intelligence value.<br/><br/>In light of Headley's past cooperation and expected future cooperation, the Attorney General of the United States has authorised the Attorney in Chicago not to seek the death penalty against Headley. According to US Attorney spokesperson Randall Samborn, life imprisons is the maximum sentence to David Headley.<br/><br/>Son of a Pakistani diplomat and a Philadelphia socialite, David Coleman Headley admitted to using his friend Tahawwur Rana's immigration company as a cover for surveillance activities in India and Denmark on behalf of Pakistan-based terrorist groups, including Lashkar-e-Taiba. He also admitted that he attended training camps in Pakistan operated by Lashkar-e-Taiba on five separate occasions between 2002 and 2005. In late 2005, Headley received instructions from three members of Lashkar to travel to India to conduct surveillance, which he did five times leading up to the Mumbai attacks three years later that killed over 160 people including six Americans, and wounded hundreds.<br/><br/>External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna has said that India is closely watching developments in the Headley case. He was speaking to reporters in New Delhi.<br/><br/>In an interview to private TV channel Home Secretary G K Pillai said that, India will lodge a strong protest if Headley gets a light sentence in the Chicago court. He said if Headley gets severe punishment and comes out of the judicial process; it would be easier for India to get access to the Pakistan-born American national in jail.<br/><br/>Earlier, the US Director of National Intelligence, Mr. Dennis C. Blair and Ambassador Timothy Roamer met the Home Minister, Mr. P. Chidambaram hours before David Headley was to be produced before Chicago court. Later Mr Timothy Roamer said that meeting was the continuation of the discussions between Dr. Manmohan Singh and President, Mr. Barack Obama on fighting the common enemy of terrorism.