After 16 years, 26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana is finally brought to punishment in Delhi.
After 16 years, 26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana is finally brought to punishment in Delhi.
According to sources, Tahawwur Rana, who is suspected of planning the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, arrived in Delhi on Thursday following his extradition from the US.
Along with a combined team of Indian intelligence and investigative agents, Rana was transported on a special flight. The national capital is under strict protection, with armed commandos and a convoy of armored cars positioned outside Delhi's Palam airport, where his plane touched down at approximately 2:50 p.m.
A high-security interrogation cell has been set up at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) headquarters, where Rana will be taken by convoy. For his part in the 26/11 assaults, which killed 166 people during a three-day siege of Mumbai, Rana is scheduled to go on trial.
It is anticipated that the 26/11 conspirator will later appear in court in Delhi for custody. He is charged with murder, forgery, criminal conspiracy, war against India, and violations of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
More than fifteen years after the attacks, India's quest for justice has seen a significant diplomatic and legal advance with the extradition of Rana.
1. The NIA formally arrested Tahawwur Rana upon landing. All the arrangements for his stay have been made, and he will be housed at the Tihar jail. Since Rana's extradition, the central prison has been under increased security.
2. A bulletproof car will transport Rana from Palam Technical Airport to the NIA headquarters. Sources claim that in addition to the bulletproof automobile, a Marksman vehicle has also been placed on standby. Alongside this vehicle are commandos from the Delhi Police Special Cell.
3. A special NIA court in Delhi will try the 64-year-old architect of the terror attack. He won't be taken to Mumbai because the matter will now be tried in Delhi.
4. The NIA's prosecution team in the case against Rana is probably going to be led by senior criminal attorney Dayan Krishnan. Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Narendra Mann will assist him in overseeing the court case.
5. According to reports, India promised the US as part of the extradition pact that Rana would not be tortured, would have sufficient protection in prison, and would only face charges related to the offenses for which he was extradited.
6. After his last-ditch effort to avoid extradition failed and the US Supreme Court denied his request, Rana, a Canadian citizen of Pakistani descent, was taken to India to face justice.
7. The Patiala House Court in Delhi, where the alleged terrorist attack suspect is expected to appear later today, has increased security. The Delhi Police and paramilitary forces have been stationed outside the court, and a comprehensive physical frisking and inspection of guests is in progress.
8. Before Rana arrived in India, the trial records of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks were sent to a Delhi court, according to sources cited by PTI. District Judge Vimal Kumar Yadav's court got the records.
9. Rana is close to US citizen David Coleman Headley, also known as Daood Gilani, one of the primary attackers. Headley had claimed that Rana had provided the terror operation with financial and logistical support.
10. After sneaking into Mumbai via the water channel, ten Pakistani terrorists went on the rampage on November 26, 2008, launching a coordinated attack on a Jewish center, two upscale hotels, and a railway station. The roughly 60-hour attack claimed the lives of up to 166 people.