Faheem Arshad Ansari has already moved Bombay HC after cops denied him clearance to earn livelihood on the grounds of his alleged past association with Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Tahawwur Rana’s interrogation may finally shed light on seven Pakistani nationals named in the NIA chargesheet that Pakistan never allowed Indian investigators to question.
Rana, 64, was brought to India Thursday and sent to 18-day judicial custody of the NIA. The US DoJ referred to him as a Canadian citizen with Pakistani nationality.
In post-midnight order after much deliberation, Delhi court handed over Tahawwur Rana to NIA hours after he was formally arrested at airport. Agency had sought 20 days’ custody.
NIA was tasked with bringing Rana to India from US where he was in judicial custody. District Court for Central District of California ordered his extradition in May 2023.
Pakistani govt says he hasn’t renewed his documents for over 20 years, confirming his Canadian citizenship. The statement comes amid Pakistan media’s radio silence on Rana’s extradition.
NIA team accompanying Tahawwur Rana is expected to return to India later Thursday. Rana is named accused in NIA, Mumbai Police chargesheets in 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case.
Lt Gen Hardev Singh Lidder’s book on Operation Sarp Vinash shows why the Indian Army’s 2003 campaign to clear terrorist strongholds in Rajouri-Poonch still matters today.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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