The U.S. has agreed to send a suspect back to India for his involvement in the terrible 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed over 160 people. President Donald Trump announced this decision during a press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Mumbai attacks happened from November 26 to November 29, 2008, when armed militants attacked hotels, a train station, and a Jewish center. The Indian government blames a group called Lashkar-e-Taiba, which is based in Pakistan. However, Pakistan denies any connection.
Trump said, “I am happy to say that my administration has approved the extradition of one of the attackers involved in the horrible Mumbai terrorist attack, so he will face justice in India.” Although Trump did not mention his name, media reports say the suspect is Tahawwur Rana, a businessman from Chicago who has Canadian citizenship.
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear Rana’s appeal against being sent to India. Rana had already been sentenced to prison in the U.S. for helping the Lashkar-e-Taiba.
During the press conference, Trump was also asked about Sikh separatists in the U.S. who want an independent state called Khalistan from India. Trump didn’t answer directly but said that India and the U.S. are working together against crime.
Since 2023, India’s actions against Sikh separatists in the U.S. and Canada have caused some tension in U.S.-India relations.
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