Great success for India: Ujjwal Nikam on U.S. court approval for extradition of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Rana

U.S. court approval for extradition of 26/11 attacks accused Tahawwur Rana is a great success for India, says senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam.

Senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam, the Special Public Prosecutor in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case, on May 18 said the U.S. court's approval for extradition of the case accused Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana to India is a great success for the country.

On June 10, 2020, India filed a complaint seeking the provisional arrest of 62-year-old Rana with a view towards extradition. The Biden Administration had supported and approved the extradition of Rana to India.

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A total of 166 people, including six Americans, were killed in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in which 10 Pakistani terrorists laid a more than 60-hour siege from the night of November 26, attacking and killing people at iconic and vital locations of the city.

The U.S. court has consented to the Indian request, through the U.S. Government, for the extradition of Rana to India where he is sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.

"The Court has reviewed and considered all of the documents submitted in support of and in opposition to the Request, and has considered the arguments presented at the hearing,” Judge Jacqueline Chooljian, U.S. Magistrate Judge of the U.S. District Court Central District of California, said in a 48-page court order dated May 16, which was released on May 17 .

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