The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has posted the first image of Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. The photo posted by NIA is considered significant as Rana has been brought from America in a prisoner’s uniform.
The image shared by NIA on X, shows Rana with three other officers from the central agency shortly after his arrival at the IGI airport in Delhi. The NIA, in a statement, said that Rana was escorted to New Delhi by teams from the NIA and the National Security Guard (NSG), including senior officials, on a special flight from Los Angeles.
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26/11 Mumbai Attacks Mastermind Tahawwur Rana Successfully Extradited, Arrested: NIA
Hussain was brought to India after being successfully extradited from the US and was formally arrested, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) announced on Thursday. The 64-year-old Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin landed in Delhi in a special plane from Los Angeles Thursday evening, ending days of speculation of when and how he will be extradited, officials said.
In a statement late evening, the NIA said Rana was formally arrested immediately after his arrival at Delhi airport. Rana was escorted to Delhi by teams of NIA and National Security Guard (NSG), the agency said. An NIA team at the airport arrested Rana soon after he emerged from the airplane, upon completion of all the necessary legal formalities, it said.
The agency in an earlier statement said that it had secured the successful extradition after years of sustained and concerted efforts to bring to justice the key conspirator and mastermind of the deadly attack that claimed 166 lives.
The announcement that Rana would be finally extradited came when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the US capital in February. We are giving a very violent man back to India immediately to face justice in India, US President Donald Trump said at a joint press conference with Modi on February 14. Trump said his administration has approved the extradition of very evil people of the world Rana to face justice in India.
Rana was lodged in the Metropolitan Detention Centre in Los Angeles.He was held in judicial custody in the US following proceedings initiated under the India-US Extradition Treaty for his extradition. The extradition finally came through after Rana exhausted all legal avenues to stay the move.
