Mumbai 26/11, accused Tahawwur Rana will be brought to India, US court, green signal
Mumbai attack terrorist Tahawwur Rana will be brought to India soon. America has given green signal for the extradition of Rana involved in the 26/11 attack. This is a big victory for India in the US court. In August 2024, the US court had ordered Rana to be sent to India under the India-US extradition treaty, after which he is now being brought back to India. Speeding up India's extradition campaign, India had expedited the process of handing over Rana after the decision of the US court.
He was arrested in the US on an extradition request by India for his alleged role in the 26/11 attacks. Now after the order of the US court, the process of bringing Tahawwur Rana to India through diplomatic channels has started.
Tahawwur Rana was involved in the 26/11 attack
Rana is seriously accused of helping David Headley in this case. Tahawwur Rana had helped the mastermind of the attack, David Coleman Headley, in the recce of targets in Mumbai. India has got evidence of recce of targets in the 26/11 attack. India has presented strong evidence of this in the US court. In this, evidence of Rana's greater involvement has been found.
Preparations are made to bring terrorist Tahawwur Rana to India
The exception of non bis idem will not apply in the US court. The US court admitted that the charges against Rana in India are different, so this rule will not apply to him. After all the evidence presented in the US court, Rana's petition has been rejected. Rana had filed Habeas Corpus to stop extradition, which was rejected by the US court.
Was arrested in 2009
Rana was arrested from Chicago, USA in 2009. The FBI caught him a year after the attack on charges of being part of a Pakistan-backed network. Rana has also been accused of being associated with ISI and Lashkar-e-Taiba. According to the evidence, Rana is said to be an operative of Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI and terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Big success of Indian investigating agency
India has got a big success in the case of the 26 November attack in Mumbai in 2008. Jailed Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana may soon be brought to India. A panel of judges of the US Appeals Court has ordered the extradition of Tahawwur Rana to India. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is investigating Tahawwur Rana's alleged role in the 26/11 attacks carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in 2008.
Tahawwur Rana is a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba, played an important role in the Mumbai attack
Tahawwur Rana's name is listed as an accused in the 405-page charge sheet of the Mumbai attack and was helping the main accused David Coleman Headley, the mastermind of the Mumbai attack. According to the charge sheet, Tahawwur Rana is a member of ISI and Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Summary
Let us tell you that on 26 November 2008, 10 terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba attacked Mumbai and opened fire at many places. In this incident, 166 people were killed and about 300 people were injured. During this, some American citizens were also killed. After a 3-day operation, the security forces killed 9 terrorists, while a terrorist named Ajmal Kasab was arrested, who was hanged in 2012 after a long legal battle.
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