The US Supreme Court has turned down Tahawwur Rana’s request to stop his extradition to India. This decision makes it likely that he will be sent to India soon. Rana, a businessman from Canada with roots in Pakistan, is wanted for his alleged involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks that occurred in 2008.
Rana has asked the US Supreme Court to protect him from being sent back to India. He claims that he might face “torture” there. Ujjwal Nikam, the special public prosecutor for the case, said that it is up to the US Supreme Court to see if there is any truth to Rana’s claims. He also mentioned that India is a large secular country and does not discriminate based on race or religion.
Back in February, during a press conference with Prime Minister Modi, then-president Donald Trump announced that the US would hand over Rana to India.
Who is Tahawwur Rana?
Rana used to be a doctor and is now a businessman who holds Canadian citizenship and has Pakistani origins. He was arrested in 2009 in Chicago because of his links to a terrorism group supported by Pakistan. The FBI accused him of helping the group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which was responsible for the Mumbai attacks. Although he was convicted in the US for assisting LeT, he was not found guilty of any charges directly related to the Mumbai attacks. Still, Indian authorities believe he played an important role by letting David Coleman Headley, one of the main planners, use his immigration business as a cover for spying on Mumbai.
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