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Dismissing the reports that the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Headley's convicted to 35 years in prison in the 2008 Mumbai attack case, was battling for life after being beaten by fellow inmates, his attorney said he is neither in a Chicago jail nor in hospital.

"Although I cannot disclose his location, he is neither in Chicago nor in a hospital," John Theis, Headley's lawyer, told PTI.

Media reports had said that Headley, 58, was attacked by two inmates at a Chicago prison on July 8 and that he was admitted to an intensive care unit of a hospital in the city since then.

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"I am in regular communication with Mr. Headley. There is no basis for the report in the Indian press," Theis said.

The reports had said Headley endured earnest injuries and was rushed to North Evanston hospital, where he was admitted to the critical care unit.

He has been sentenced to 35 years in prison by the United States court for the 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai that killed more than 160 people, including six Americans.

In 2009, Headley was arrested, who reconnoitered various Indian cities including Mumbai before the 26/11 attacks.

The U.S. Justice Department likewise accused him of attending Pakistan terrorism training camps in 2002 and 2003 and employed with the group LeT to accomplish terror attacks.

"We are not able to locate information about this individual," the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago said in a brief email response.

By Sowmya Sangam