26/11 Accused Tahawwur Rana Likely To Be Lodged In Delhi's Tihar Jail | Details

Tahawwur Rana is being brought to India after his last-ditch attempt to evade extradition failed as the US Supreme Court justices rejected his application.

26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Tahawuur Rana
26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Tahawwur Rana Photo: X/@vinodKkumar
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26/11 Mumbai terror attack case accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who is being extradited from the US, is likely to be lodged in a high-security ward in Tihar jail after reaching India, prison sources told PTI.

In Tihar jail, all necessary preparations have been made by the jail authorities. According to officials, a multi-agency team had gone to the US to bring him to India.

Rana was placed on a special flight to India around 7:10 pm (IST) on Thursday from the US, as per the reports.

Rana, 64, a Pakistan-born Canadian national, was a close associate of David Coleman Headley, alias Daood Gilani, a US citizen and one of the main conspirators in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

He is being brought to India after his last-ditch attempt to evade extradition failed as the US Supreme Court justices rejected his application.

Case Background

On November 26, 2008, a group of 10 Pakistani terrorists launched a coordinated assault on Mumbai, targeting a railway station, two luxury hotels, and a Jewish centre after infiltrating the city via the Arabian Sea.

The nearly 60-hour assault claimed 166 lives, sending shockwaves across India and pushing the country to the brink of war with Pakistan.

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