The US Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of Tahawwur Rana, an Indian national with significant ties to major banks accused of allowing money laundering connections with 2008 Mumbai attacks. The court ruling is a key turn in India’s decades of crusading for Rana after all has become clear with regards to his alleged role in massacre.
Rana is a Pakistani-Canadian businessman charged with conspiring with the LeT terrorists perpetrating the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Indian authorities have been seeking his extradition for some time, maintaining that he was crucial as one of the physical henchmen providing the logistical and operators support to the operation.
The Court of Appeal said the Supreme Court had made clear that it was upholding the previous decisions of the lower courts which had ruled Rana could be extradited.
Notwithstanding this The denial of his plea removed from us a giant legal wall and moved us closer to apprehending him in this end. The verdict marks the final chapter for the legal attacks that the defense team of Rana have been helming in the US. —
The story of the Mumbai attacks revolves around how Rana was linked to David Headley, a central figure behind the conspiracy. Headley, who pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in the US and also testified that Rana “knew exactly what was going to happen”.
The extradition of Rana from India has been battle that raged on for a long time, laced with numerous diplomatic disruptions.
The Supreme Court decision in US is a major coup for India’s war on terror and proof that the two countries work intensely together against terrorism.
Extradition of Rana has large ramifications in connection with the cold war investigations for Mumbai attacks. Testimony can reveal important information about the planning and conducting of a mission, with links to other potential co-conspirators, Indian authorities say.
Victims’ families of Mumbai attacks have finally got a glimmer of justice as the Indian government has been jubilantly received over these decision to prosecute those involved. The extradition of Rana is considered a must do for any justice to be served amongst those who were responsible.
The next extradition steps — legal maneuvers and foreign negotiations included between India and US. Rana is going to be returned to India for the trial, the Indian government is making a fast move.
