Biden administration : Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Rana should be handed over to India [TKB-World]

The US may soon extradite Tahawwur Rana, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, to India. The Joe Biden administration has urged a federal court in Los Angeles to extradite Pakistani-Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana to India. India has been looking for Tahawwur Rana for a long time, he is behind the Mumbai terror attacks.

59-year-old Tahawwur Rana has been declared a fugitive by India. Apart from the terrorist attacks in 2008, Tahawwur Rana is accused of being involved in many other terrorist incidents. About 166 people were killed in the Mumbai terror attack, including 6 American citizens. India has appealed to the US for the extradition of Tahawwur Rana, who was re-arrested in Los Angeles on 10 June 2020.

According to news agency PTI, in the documents submitted to the US District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles, the US government argues that India’s extradition request has sufficient evidence to substantiate every criminal charge, for which Bharat Rana’s extradition. is demanding.

America prepared a draft on extradition

Last week, the US Attorney, in his draft presented in the court, said that all the necessary proceedings for the certification of extradition have been completed. The court authorizes the foreign minister to extradite Tahawwur Hussain Rana and send him to custody.

Tahawwur Rana is an accused in the Mumbai terror attack

The US draft also states that Tahavvuran Rana has committed fraud against the Indian government. Many cases of fraud, carried out through false documents, are in violation of the local laws of India. The authorities have been looking for Tahawwur Rana for a long time. He is accused of involvement in the 9/11 attacks. In August 2018, India had also issued a warrant for his arrest.

This is how the Mumbai attacks were planned

The US said in the draft that Indian officials allege that Rana, along with his childhood friend David Coleman Headley, had planned the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks to help Pakistani terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) On the other hand, Tahawwur Rana’s lawyer denied the allegations and pleaded with the court not to extradite.Both documents were presented in the court on July 15.