On Wednesday, 26/11 mastermind Tahawwur Rana is expected to arrive in India, prompting two prisons—one in Delhi and another in Mumbai—to make specific arrangements in secret, in accordance with directives from the US judiciary regarding extradited individuals.
Rana is likely to spend the initial few weeks in the custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and representatives from the Ministry of Home Affairs are overseeing the entire operation.
Rana, a Pakistani-Canadian and active member of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), had facilitated fellow jihadi David Coleman Headley—also known as Dawood Gilani—to travel to India using a Pakistani-American passport. The purpose was to identify potential targets for the Mumbai terror attacks being plotted by LeT in coordination with Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the ISI.
Expressing pride in the carnage of 26 November 2008, Rana reportedly stated that the jihadis responsible deserved Pakistan’s highest posthumous military honours.
To date, the only LeT terrorist convicted for the attacks is Ajmal Kasab, who was captured alive during the 26/11 siege. In February, US President Donald Trump announced that Rana was “going back to India to face justice” and confirmed his extradition.
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