A Chicago businessman born in Pakistan wanted in India for his role in the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai City was placed in pre -trial detention for 18 days.
Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian citizen, landed in Delhi on Thursday. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India confirmed that its extradition had succeeded.
The Indian authorities accuse Rana, 64, of having helped Mumbai’s attacks by working with the childhood friend David Headley to support Lashkar-E-Taiba, the Pakistani group blamed for the assault.
On November 26, 2008, 10 activists launched deadly attacks across Mumbai, killing 166 and wounding hundreds, before being arrested by the security forces on November 29.
Rana was extradited from the United States and arrested by NIA when she arrived in Delhi on Thursday evening.
He was escorted to a special court under intense security, dragged by dozens of journalists competing for an overview of Rana.
On Friday, the NIA said in a statement that the agency would question Rana “in detail in order to unravel the complete plot behind the deadly attacks of 2008”.
The Ministry of India of India has appointed well -known lawyer Narendra Mann to direct the accusation in the case.
Rana or her lawyers have not yet made any public comments.
On Friday, the United States Embassy in Delhi said in a press release that Rana was to be tried in India for 10 criminal charges resulting from her alleged role in the attacks.
“Rana’s extradition is an essential step in the search for justice for the six Americans and the dozens of other victims who have been killed in the odious attacks,” he said.
In 2011, an American court erased Rana to directly plot the attacks, but condemned it for supporting the Lashkar-E-Taiba.
He was sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2013, but released in 2020 for health reasons. He was arrested later that year after India asked for his extradition.
An American court approved Rana’s extradition in 2023, but he remained in police custody while waiting for the government’s final authorization.
In February, President Donald Trump approved this decision following a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The United States Supreme Court then rejected Rana’s calls against the decision.
The American prosecutors in the case said that in 2006, Rana had enabled Headley to open an office of her immigration service company based in Chicago in Mumbai, which Headley then used as a coverage to light up the sites for the 2008 attacks.
The accusations brought against Rana by NIA understand the criminal plot, the war against the Indian government and terrorism.
