Tahawwur Rana, Accused of 26/11 Attacks, to be Extradited to India Soon

After a long wait, Tahawwur Rana, the accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, will soon be brought to India. The formalities for his extradition have been completed, with the US court providing the necessary documents to Indian agencies and granting the required permission. Rana had previously filed a petition in the US Supreme Court to halt his extradition, but the court rejected the petition.

For the past two months, a joint team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Intelligence Bureau (IB), Ministry of External Affairs, and the Ministry of Home Affairs has been in contact with US officials to complete the formalities for Rana’s extradition. Now that these formalities are complete, Rana will be brought to India.

Rana’s Petition Rejected

While India has been persistently working for Rana’s extradition, Rana had sought to stop the process by filing a petition in the US Supreme Court. Recently, the court delivered a major setback to Rana by rejecting his plea to prevent his extradition to India. In his petition, Rana argued that he could face torture in India and would not be able to survive there.

Involvement in the Terrorist Attacks

Tahawwur Rana, originally from Pakistan, had served in the Pakistan Army as a doctor for 10 years. After leaving the army, he became involved in anti-India conspiracies. According to court documents, between 2006 and November 2008, Rana conspired with David Headley and other individuals from Pakistan to plan the Mumbai attacks. He provided assistance to the terrorist organizations Lashkar-e-Taiba and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami to carry out the attacks.

On November 26, 2008, a horrific terrorist attack was carried out in Mumbai. Ten terrorists, who arrived via sea routes, began shooting at various locations. The terrorists, linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, carried out the attacks over four days, with the siege ending on November 29. The attacks led to the deaths of 166 innocent people, and over 300 others were injured.