NIA Team Likely To Visit US For Extradition Of 26/11 Mumbai Attack Mastermind Tahawwur Rana
Date
1/28/2025 12:50:46 AM
(MENAFN- Live Mint) A team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to visit USA very soon to complete the formalities for the extradition of Tahawwur Rana, who is wanted in India for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks , sources told ANI.
The move is learnt to be taken considering the US Supreme Court's recent decision rejecting a review petition filed by Rana challenging his extradition to India. The decision has cleared a significant legal hurdle, allowing Indian authorities to accelerate the process of bringing him to justice.
ANI reported, citing sources, that a team of Inspector General and Deputy Inspector General rank officers are likely to visit the USA by the end of this month; the move regarding it has been shared with the Ministry of Home Affairs as well as the Ministry of External Affairs.
Who is Tahawwur Rana? Rana , a former doctor and businessman of Pakistani origin, is a Canadian citizen. He is accused of aiding the reconnaissance activities of David Coleman Headley, the main planner of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
Rana allegedly allowed Headley to use his immigration business as a cover to travel to India and identify potential attack targets. In 2009, Rana was arrested in Chicago by the FBI for his involvement in a Pakistan-supported terror network. He was convicted in the US for supporting Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the terror group responsible for the attacks, but was acquitted on charges directly related to the Mumbai attacks.
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India has been pursuing Rana's extradition to hold him accountable for his involvement in the attacks that left 166 people dead and hundreds injured.
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