‘David Headley was the primary accused’: Congress’ Udit Raj on 26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana’s extradition | India Information – The Instances of India

NEW DELHI: Congress chief Udit Raj on Saturday solid doubt on the latest extradition of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana, saying that throughout the UPA authorities‘s tenure, David Headley was recognized as the primary conspirator within the Mumbai terror assaults.
“This looks as if a recreation to me,” Udit Raj instructed IANS information company. “Again in 2011, when the UPA authorities was in energy, your entire investigation file was handed over to the US, and David Headley was recognized as the primary accused. Though Tahawwur Rana was thought-about a conspirator, he wasn’t seen as taking part in such a serious function.”

His feedback come a day after Rana, a Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman, was delivered to India from the US following the Supreme Courtroom’s dismissal of his evaluation plea in opposition to extradition.
The 64-year-old, thought-about a detailed aide of David Coleman Headley, was produced earlier than a particular NIA court docket and despatched to 18-day custody.
Regardless of Raj’s skepticism, Congress veteran and former house minister P Chidambaram welcomed the extradition, stating that the method had gained traction throughout the UPA authorities’s tenure.
In the meantime, safety has been heightened outdoors the NIA headquarters in Delhi, the place Rana is presently lodged. The company is predicted to accentuate questioning in connection along with his alleged involvement within the 2008 Mumbai terror assaults.