NEW DELHI: A political war of words broke out on Saturday over the extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused Tahawwur Rana to India, with Congress leader Digvijaya Singh crediting the UPA government for laying the groundwork, and Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC slamming the remark as “appeasement politics.”Rana, 64, a Canadian citizen and native of…
NEW DELHI: The United States released the first image of the formal handover of Tahawwur Hussain Rana to NIA in relation to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. The photograph, made public late Thursday, shows US Marshals transferring Rana to Indian officials before his extradition flight to New Delhi. simple lead please In the photograph, Rana…
K Unnikrishnan, father of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan who received Ashok Chakra for his bravery during 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, described the extradition of accused Tahawwur Rana as a “diplomatic success” for India.Speaking to ANI over the phone, K Unnikrishnan said, “There was talk of bringing him back after US consent, he is only one of…
26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Tahawwur Rana (File Image) NEW DELHI: Senior advocate Dayan Krishnan, who spearheaded India’s case for 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Tahawwur Rana’s extradition in the United States Supreme Court, will now lead the National Investigation Agency‘s (NIA) prosecution in Delhi. Rana, who worked closely with 26/11 primary plotter David Coleman Headley (also…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday credited “a decade-and-a-half of painstaking diplomatic, legal, and intelligence efforts” for the extradition of 26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana.In a statement, veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government of taking undue credit for the culmination of institutional diplomacy, legal groundwork, and international cooperation set in motion…
NEW DELHI: With 26/11 mastermind Tahawwur Rana slated to land in India on Wednesday, two jails, one in Delhi and another in Mumbai, were asked to covertly make special arrangements in line with US judiciary recommendations about extradited subjects. He is initially likely to be in custody of NIA for the first few weeks. The…
NEW DELHI: The US Supreme Court has denied Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana‘s application seeking a stay on his extradition to India. Rana, 64, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, is currently lodged in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles. He had submitted an ‘Emergency application for stay pending litigation of petition for…
Tahawwur Rana (File photo) NEW DELHI: The United States Supreme Court on Friday rejected the extradition stay request of Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed more than 170 people.Rana had approached the US Supreme Court, seeking an emergency stay on his previously allowed extradition. In the appeal application,…
26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana on Thursday made another last ditch effort to avoid extradition to India, alleging ‘torture’ in India. He approached the US Supreme Court, seeking an emergency stay on his previously allowed extradition. In the appeal application, Rana contended that his survival chances would be insufficient for facing trial in India, citing multiple…
NEW DELHI: India is working with the United States on procedural formalities for the early extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attack’s key suspect Tahawwur Rana, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Friday.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that the US Supreme Court had declined Rana’s petition on January 21, 2025, removing a key legal hurdle…
