26/11 Accused Tahawwur Rana Extradited From US, Lands In India Amid High Security

Tahawwur Rana, a key 26/11 Mumbai attack accused, arrived in India after the US Supreme Court rejected his appeal against his extradition.

Tahawwur Rana Extradition: Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, arrived in India from the United States on Thursday after a lengthy legal battle. Rana was brought to India after his final attempt to avoid extradition failed when the US Supreme Court rejected his appeal. He was brought to Delhi amid high security.

Ahead of his arrival, security arrangements were intensified at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) headquarters and Patiala House Court in the national capital. Rana, a 64-year-old Pakistan-born Canadian national and a close associate of David Coleman Headley, alias Daood Gilani, is being extradited from the United States to face trial in India for his alleged role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks that claimed 166 lives and left hundreds injured.

Sources told IANS that the extradition is being directly overseen by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, along with top officials from the NIA and the Ministry of Home Affairs. A tight security cordon has been established, with paramilitary forces and Delhi Police personnel deployed across strategic locations, including the NIA headquarters in South Delhi. Additionally, senior police officials have been personally reviewing the arrangements on-site.

Here Are Key Updates:

- Tahawwur Rana was handed over to Indian authorities in Los Angeles after the US Supreme Court rejected his appeal.

- Ahead of the arrival of Tahawwur Rana, Security arrangements have been boosted at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) headquarters and Patiala House Court in the national capital.

- Eknath Omble, the brother of Ashok Chakra awardee and 26/11 hero Tukaram Omble, called today a "big day" as the 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Rana was extradited to India.

- Pakistan has distanced itself from the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack key accused Tahawwur Rana and said that it is "very clear" that he is of Canadian nationality.

- Reacting to the extradition of terror accused Tahawwur Rana, Union Minister Piyush Goyal hits out at the Congress for "not doing anything" to punish those involved in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, which killed approx 166 people.

- Tahawwur Rana is likely to be lodged in a high-security ward in Tihar jail here when he reaches India, prison sources told news agency PTI.

(With agencies' Inputs)