Seeking to prevent Tahawwur Rana, an accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, from being extradicted to India, the US Supreme Court has turned down a motion.
Canadian national of Pakistani background Tahawwur Rana had submitted an Emergency Application for Stay. In his appeal, he claimed that his being extradicted to India would violate US law as well as the United Nations Convention Against Torture. Medical records cited in the plea show that he has several acute and life-threatening diagnosis, including multiple documented heart attacks, Parkinson’s disease with cognitive decline, a mass suggestive of bladder cancer, stage 3 chronic kidney disease, a history of chronic asthma, and several COVID-19 infections.
Last month US President Donald Trump cleared Rana’s extradition. Declaring that Rana’s extradition has been accepted at a joint news conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trump His involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks carried out by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists makes him sought for in India. Targeting eight Mumbai sites, terrorists on November 26, 2008 took the lives of nearly 174 persons.
He also runs charges in India for LeT’s logistical support. India long sought his extradition; he was convicted guilty in the US for helping the group. He is well-known to be connected to David Coleman Headley, a Pakistani-American terrorist who was one of the principal 26/11 attack conspirators.
