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Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana is currently in American jail.
Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Rana will be brought to India. The US court has approved Rana’s extradition to India under the extradition treaty. According to the report of Economics Times, the process of bringing Rana to India through diplomatic channel has started.
Rana’s lawyer had filed an application against the decision in the District Court, which was rejected. Rana’s name is also mentioned as an accused in the 405-page charge sheet of Mumbai attacks. According to this, Rana is a member of ISI and Lashkar-e-Taiba. According to the Mumbai chargesheet, Rana was helping accused David Coleman Headley.
On 26 November 2008, 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists attacked Mumbai. Among them, 166 people were killed and 300 were injured. Some American citizens were also among those killed. In the encounter, police killed 9 terrorists and arrested Ajmal Kasab. He was hanged in 2012.
On 26 November 2008, 166 people were killed in the attack in Mumbai. 9 terrorists were also killed in the action of NSG commandos and security forces.
Rana-Headley had prepared the blueprint of Mumbai attack According to the charge sheet of Mumbai Police, Rana was helping the terrorists in telling them the place of the attack and the places to stay after coming to India. It was Rana who had prepared the blueprint, on the basis of which the terrorists carried out the attack.
Rana and Headley were accused of hatching a terrorist conspiracy. It was told in the charge sheet that Rana had a huge role in the planning of the Mumbai attack conspiracy.
Rana’s appeal was rejected on 15 August 2024
Rana’s appeal against the extradition decision was rejected by the US court on August 15. The US court had said in its decision on August 15 that he could be sent to India under the extradition treaty between the two countries.
To avoid being handed over to India, Tahawwur Rana of Pakistani origin had filed Habeas Corpus i.e. Habeas Corpus in the US court. Habeas corpus petition is used when a person is kept in illegal custody. However, the District Court of Los Angeles had said in its decision that considering the allegations on the basis of which India has demanded the extradition of Tahawwur, his extradition can be allowed.
After the verdict against him, Rana had filed another petition in the Ninth Circuit Court. The decision on this came on Thursday. In which the rejection of the habeas corpus petition was upheld. The panel held that Rana’s crimes fall under the terms of the extradition treaty between the US and India.
The panel acknowledged that India had provided solid evidence of the allegations against Rana regarding the attack. However, Rana can appeal against this decision.
David Headley was the mastermind of the Mumbai attacks. Rana helped him financially – file photo
Tahawwur is a childhood friend of attack mastermind David Headley. During the court hearing last year, government lawyers had argued that Tahawwur was a childhood friend of the attack mastermind David Headley and he knew that Headley was working with Lashkar-e-Taiba. By helping Headley and providing him financial assistance, Tahawwur was supporting the terrorist organization and the terrorists along with it.
Rana had information about whom Headley was meeting and what he was talking about. He also knew the attack planning and the names of some targets. The US government has said that Rana was a part of this entire conspiracy and there is full suspicion that he has committed the crime of funding the terrorist attack.
