New move of 26/11 attack accused Tahawwur Rana, court gives extra time against extradition to India
Mumbai Terror Attack: A US federal court has allowed Tahawwur Rana additional time to file a petition against extradition to India. Tahawwur Rana is an accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and a Canadian businessman of Pakistani origin. Rana is facing trial in the US for his involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks.
A US federal court has allowed Tahawwur Rana additional time to file a petition against extradition to India. Tahawwur Rana is an accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and a Canadian businessman of Pakistani origin. Rana is facing trial in the US for his involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks.
In August this year, an American court had ordered a stay on the extradition of Tahawwur Rana to India. At the same time, a case is going on against Tahawwur Rana in India also.
On Tuesday, accused Tahawwur Rana had filed a petition against extradition in the Ninth Circuit Court, whose request was accepted by the court. Earlier in the Ninth Circuit, Rana was asked to present his arguments before October 10. According to the new order of the court, Rana's brief will now be held on November 9 and the government's reply will be on December 11, 2023.
Earlier, on August 18, the court had approved Rana's plea for a stay on extradition so that his appeal could be heard by the US appeals court. Tahawwur Rana faces multiple allegations of involvement in the Mumbai attacks and is believed to be linked to Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley. David Headley is one of the main conspirators of the 26/11 attacks.
Judge Fischer of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had asked Tahawwur Rana to submit his arguments before October 10 and the US government to submit its response by November 8.
Judge Fisher wrote that Rana has shown that if he does not stay here, he is likely to suffer irreparable harm. India's National Investigation Agency is investigating Rana's role in the 26/11 attacks carried out by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba group terrorists. The NIA has said that it is ready to initiate action to bring him to India through diplomatic channels.
Let us tell you that a total of 166 people, including six Americans, were killed in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. In this attack, 10 Pakistani terrorists attacked Mumbai for more than 60 hours and killed people.
