US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday confirmed the extradition of Tahawwur Hussain Rana to India, where he will face charges for his role in planning the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks.
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Congress leader P Chidambaram complimented the Union Government over the successful extradition of terror accused Tahawwur Rana and said that the process gathered pace during the UPA government regime.
Talking about how he had carried the "burden" of the conspirator of the attacks not being in custody, Fadnavis continued, "It was a burden on us that Kasab was executed as per law, but the conspirator was not in our custody."
"Ever since the 26/11 terrorist attack happened in Mumbai and many were killed...it was necessary that those involved in the terrorist act must be punished by the law. I remember that NIA was established during UPA times. NIA registered a case in this incident on November 11, 2009, where
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday recalled the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack when he was in the city and said that seeing terror accused Tahawwur Rana back on Indian soil "renewed confidence".
Brigadier Govind Singh Sisodia (Retd), who commanded the Black Cat Commando operation during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack on Friday called the operation "tough," and said that terror-accused Tahawwur Rana is the person India has been looking for since 2008.
Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has complimented the BJP government for the extradition of a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Tahawwur Rana, stating that this government has done a good thing.
Following the successful extradition of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana from the United States, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) faced a major challenge: keeping the entire transit operation under wraps due to credible threats from Pakistan-based terror groups
"During the 26/11 attacks, we all were in Mumbai, it was a very serious incident. We tried to find who was the exact mastermind behind the incident ... Now, we have caught this person (Tahawwur Rana), and he can reveal who is the real mastermind behind the incident, who directed him to co
NIA said that Rana will remain in NIA custody for 18 days, during which time the agency will question him in detail in order to unravel the complete conspiracy behind the deadly 2008 attacks, in which a total of 166 persons were killed and over 238 injured.
A Special NIA court on Friday remanded Tahawwur Rana, accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, to NIA custody for 18 days. Delhi State Legal Sevices Authority Counsel for Tahawwur Rana stated that the Court has given special instructions to NIA to ensure a comprehensive medical test when Rana