26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana lands in Delhi, formally arrested by NIA

Mumbai terror assault accused Tahawwur Rana on Thursday landed in Delhi after he was extradited from the US on a particular flight to face the regulation.

Rana, 64, was formally arrested by the Nationwide Investigation Company after touchdown in Delhi’s Palam technical space.

In a press release, the NIA mentioned the extradition occurred after years of sustained and concerted efforts to carry the important thing conspirator behind the 2008 mayhem to justice.

NIA Secures Profitable Extradition of 26/11 Mumbai Terror Assault Mastermind Tahawwur Rana from US pic.twitter.com/sFaiztiodl

— NIA India (@NIA_India) April 10, 2025

“With the lively help of USDoJ, the US Sky Marshal, NIA labored intently with different Indian intelligence companies, NSG by way of the whole extradition course of, which additionally noticed India’s Ministry of Exterior Affairs and Ministry of Dwelling Affairs coordinating with the opposite related authorities in america to take the matter to its profitable conclusion”, the assertion added.

After finishing the preliminary formalities, he’s anticipated to be offered earlier than the Patiala Home courtroom in Delhi.

Rana is prone to be positioned within the high-security Tihar Jail in Delhi earlier than doubtlessly being transferred to Mumbai to face trial, in accordance with the NDTV report, citing sources.

In the meantime, safety has been stepped up exterior Delhi’s Patiala Home Court docket.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Devesh Mahla together with the native police was current on the spot to make sure that essential safety preparations are current on the courtroom the place Rana might be produced, in accordance with a PTI report, citing an official.

Personnel from paramilitary forces and CISF have been deployed exterior the courtroom and a radical bodily frisking and checking of tourists is being carried out to keep away from any untoward incident, the report added.

An NIA choose is anticipated to listen to the matter.

Tihar Jail officers mentioned all preparations have been made to lodge Rana in a high-security jail ward and so they have been ready for courtroom orders.

He faces critical expenses, together with prison conspiracy, waging warfare towards the federal government of India, homicide, forgery, and violations underneath the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act.

His extradition follows a gathering on Wednesday between Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah, International Minister S Jaishankar, and Nationwide Safety Advisor Ajit Doval.

Shah described the extradition as a “massive success of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s diplomacy.”

Rana, a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin, has been extradited to India, two months after US President Donald Trump introduced the approval of his extradition throughout Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to. Trump labeled Rana as “very evil,” saying, “He’s going to be going again to India to face justice.”

Rana is accused of enjoying a key function within the 2008 Mumbai assaults, which resulted in 166 demise. Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley, the first suspect, testified that Rana offered logistical and monetary assist for the assaults.

The chargesheet alleges Rana assisted Headley in varied methods, together with establishing the Immigrant Legislation Centre in Mumbai. Headley traveled throughout India, representing the agency, whereas Rana visited India in November 2008.

In October 2009, the FBI arrested Rana in Chicago for supporting a foiled assault in Copenhagen and offering materials assist to Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group behind the Mumbai assaults. He was convicted in 2011.

Regardless of interesting towards extradition as a consequence of well being points, together with Parkinson’s illness and a threat of aneurysm rupture, US courts rejected his petition.

The 2008 Mumbai assaults focused a number of websites, together with accommodations and a Jewish middle, with solely one of many 10 terrorists, Ajmal Kasab, captured alive and executed in 2012.

With inputs from companies