Following the extradition of Tahawwur Rana, the 26/11 accused, the United States Department of Justice issued a statement. A convicted terrorist and alleged co-conspirator in the 2008 Mumbai attack he will stand trial in India on 10 criminal charges. Describing the details of the 26/11 operation, the statement reveals Rana allegedly told Headley, his co-conspirator, that Indian “deserved it”. He allegedly demanded that should be given Pakistan’s highest award for gallantry in battle “Nishan-e-Haider”.
Under the pretense of running an immigration business, as revealed, Rana has helped Headley prepare and submit visa applications to Indian authorities. In intercepted Rana allegedly commended the nine LeT terrorists who had been killed committing the attacks.
The US Department of Justice issues a statement after 26/11 terror attacks accused Tahawwur Rana was extradited to India from the US.
It reads, "The United States on Wednesday extradited convicted terrorist Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Canadian citizen and native of Pakistan, to… pic.twitter.com/MSJcwzj2tI
— ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2025
The DOJ statement following the Tahawwur Rana extradition also revealed that Rana was sentenced to 14 years of prison in 2013. Acquited for trial in the Northern District of Illinois he was accused of conspiring to provide material support to LeT and to a foiled LeT-sponsored terrorist plot in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs led the extradition litigation, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service and FBI’s Legal Attaché Office in New Delhi.
Tahawwur Rana has now been placed under 18 day custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) where they will investigate the case in great detail. With Rana now in Indian custody, authorities there are expected to move forward swiftly with trial proceedings related to one of the deadliest terror attacks in the nation’s history.