New Delhi: Tahwur Rana, one of the masterminds of the 2008 deadly terrorist attack on Mumbai, has been sent to India by American officials, clearing the way for only another accused of carnase tried in an Indian court.
Rana, who on Monday lost his final-gaus dialect to thwart extradition in India with the Chief Justice of John Roberts US Supreme Court Dismissing his appeal for emergency migration, he can enter India by Wednesday and be formally arrested on the touchdown.
A team of officers prepared from Indian agencies in the US was tasked to facilitate their return. The team that involved experienced professionals with experience in international law and intelligence gathering successfully navigated the complex extradition process, ensuring Indian officials from American custody to safe and safe transfer of Rana.
He was later put in a special flight. Two jails, one in Delhi and the other in Mumbai, were asked to make special arrangements as per the recommendations of the US judiciary. He is initially likely to be in custody of NIA for the first few weeks.
The exercise was supervised by the National Security Advisor A Dowal, along with officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Rana, an active member of Pakistani-Canadian and Late, had arranged for passports for the partner this jihadi, Pakistani-American Coleman Headley alias Dawood Gilani, to visit India to choose the target by Lashar for this terrorist attack, ISI, Pakistan was being prepared by Lashkar. Rana emphasized the slaughter of innocent citizens in Mumbai on November 26, 2008 and said that the jihadis responsible for this should be given the highest posthumous military honors of Pakistan.
Till now only Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist was included in the 26/11 rampage, which was alive, prosecuted.
In February, US President Donald Trump confirmed Rana’s extradition in India, saying that he was pleased to announce that Rana is “going back to India to face justice”. During a meeting of a joint press with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his bilateral meeting, Trump said: “I am happy to announce that my administration has asked one to one plotters (Tavavur Rana) to face justice in India to face the extradition of plotters (Tavavur Rana) and one of the very bad people of the world.
Extradition was the result of continuous efforts by the Modi government since 2019. In December that year, India presented a diplomatic note to the US to extradite Rana. On June 10, 2020, India filed a complaint, demanding Rana’s provisional arrest, which marks the onset of a cat-and-mouse game, to pave the way for his extradition.
