Tahawwur Rana has appealed to the US Supreme Court.Rana is fighting India’s extradition request.He is accused of role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Washington: Tahawwur Rana, the culprit of Mumbai attack and Kasab’s handler, wants to escape from the clutches of India. For this he has made a big move in the Supreme Court of America. In fact, Tahawwur Rana’s lawyer has urged the US Supreme Court to review the lower court’s decision to extradite him to India. He has told the court that he is in double danger of being punished twice for the same crime.
India is demanding the extradition of Rana, a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin. Because he is wanted in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks case. After losing the legal battle in lower courts and several federal courts, including the US Court of Appeals for the Northern Circuit in San Francisco, Rana had filed a “petition for certiorari” before the US Supreme Court on November 13.
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On December 16, US Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Preloger urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the petition. Rana’s lawyer Joshua L Dratel, in his reply on December 23, challenged the US government’s recommendation and requested the Supreme Court to accept his petition.
In which jail is Rana lodged?
Rana is currently lodged in Los Angeles jail. He is accused of role in Mumbai attacks. He is believed to be linked to Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley. Headley is the mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai attacks. India has been demanding his extradition for a long time. Now the way has been cleared to bring Rana under the India-US extradition treaty.
What is Rana’s argument?
Rana argued in court that he was tried and acquitted in a federal court in Illinois (Chicago) on charges related to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Now India is also demanding extradition on the basis of the same allegations. However, the US Solicitor General had said that the government does not believe that this is the conduct for which India seeks extradition.
Tags: 26/11 mumbai attack, Mumbai attack
FIRST PUBLISHED: January 4, 2025, 14:01 IST
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