A Mumbai crime branch team has questioned Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case, for over eight hours in New Delhi, officials said on Saturday.
According to officials, a four-member team from the crime branch interrogated Rana on Wednesday over his alleged role in the conspiracy behind the 2008 attacks. However, Rana reportedly gave evasive responses and did not cooperate during the questioning.
Rana, a 64-year-old Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman, was extradited from the United States earlier this month and is currently in the custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Delhi.
Rana’s connection to the Mumbai terror plot surfaced during the interrogation of his childhood friend David Headley, a co-accused in the case. Headley had previously revealed Rana’s involvement in planning the deadly assault.
The 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, carried out on November 26, 2008, saw 10 Pakistani terrorists launch coordinated attacks across multiple locations, including a railway station, two luxury hotels, and a Jewish centre. The siege lasted nearly 60 hours and claimed 166 lives.
Rana stands accused of conspiring with Headley, members of designated terrorist groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jihadi Islami (HUJI), and other Pakistan-based collaborators to orchestrate the deadly siege on India’s financial capital.