Mumbai terror attack case accussed Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who is being extradited from the U.S, is likely to be lodged in a high security ward in Delhi’s Tihar jail. Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Pakistani Canadian businessman and former military doctor, is being extradited to India to face charges related to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. The extradition marks a significant step in India’s pursuit of Justice for one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in its history.
On November 26,2008, a group of 10 Pakistani terrorists went on a rampage, carrying out a coordinated attack on a railway station, two luxury hotels and a Jewish centre, after they sneaked into India’s financial capital using the sea route in the Arabian sea. As many as 166 people were killed in the nearly 60 hour assault that sent shockwaves across the country and even brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war.
Tahawwur Rana was Born on January 12,1961, in Chichawatni, Pakistan, Rana served as a captain in the Pakistan Army Medical corps before transitioning into business. He operated an immigration services firm and maintained ties with Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistan based Islamist militant group responsible for orchestrating the 26/11 attacks. Rana is also known for his association with David Coleman Headley, a Pakistani-American terrorist and one of the key conspirators of the Mumbai attacks.