 "26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana extradited from US, to land in Delhi today: Report")
Tahawwur Hussain Rana, one of India’s most wanted for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, is being brought back to India to face trial. A special flight carrying him left the US on Wednesday evening, India Today reported citing sources.
Rana, 64, is expected to land in Delhi this afternoon, where he will be arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). He is being brought back by a joint team from the NIA and the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).
Sources said to India Today he will likely be presented in a Delhi court. Mumbai Police have not yet been officially told when he will be moved to the city. Rana faces charges of criminal conspiracy, waging war against India, murder, forgery, and violations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin
A Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin, Rana was based in Chicago and is accused of playing a major role in the 2008 attacks that killed 166 people.
David Coleman Headley, the main accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, had revealed that Tahawwur Rana helped with money and logistics for the plot. Headley had visited Mumbai before the attacks, pretending to work for Rana’s immigration firm, to scout locations.
The FBI arrested Rana in Chicago in October 2009, a year after the attacks. He was charged for helping plan a failed attack on a Danish newspaper and for supporting the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which carried out the Mumbai attacks. In 2011, Rana was convicted in the US and was recently held at a detention center in Los Angeles.
Trump calls Rana ‘very evil; during joint press conference with Modi
During a joint press conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February, US President Donald Trump confirmed the extradition, calling Rana “very evil” and saying he would be sent to India to face justice.
2008 Mumbai terror attacks
The 2008 Mumbai attacks lasted three days and targeted hotels, a railway station, and a Jewish center. The attacks killed 166 people. India has blamed Lashkar-e-Taiba for the assault, though Pakistan denies any involvement.
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