Mumbai terror attack convict Tahawwur Rana will face trial in India as a court in the United States cleared his extradition, dismissing his review petition against the move, reported PTI.
New Delhi had been seeking Rana’s extradition, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, as he was wanted in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks case.
This was his last legal chance to withhold his extradition to India. Earlier, he had lost a legal battle in several federal courts, including the US Court of Appeals for the North Circuit in San Francisco.
On November 13, Rana filed a “petition for a writ of certiorari” before the US Supreme Court. The petition was denied by the apex court on January 21, a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the President of the United States.
“Petition DENIED,” the Supreme Court said, according to the PTI report.
The Mumbai terror attack convict is currently detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles.
The US government had earlier argued in the court that the petition for a writ of certiorari should be denied.
US Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar had made the argument in the filing before the Supreme Court. She also argued that Rana was not entitled to relief from extradition to India in this case.
