India seeks US assistance in probing Pak links of Tahawwur Rana
Official sources told UNI that the Indian agency has sent a set of specific queries to its U.S. counterparts, seeking information on Rana's potential connections to Pakistani entities.
Official sources told UNI that the Indian agency has sent a set of specific queries to its U.S. counterparts, seeking information on Rana's potential connections to Pakistani entities.
The ongoing questioning of Tahawwur Rana, a key conspirator of 26/11, is likely to go beyond the 2008 attack and extend to other Lashkar-e-Taiba terror plots, including the 2004 foiled suicide attack on Narendra Modi, the then chief minister of Gujarat who is now the country’s Prime Minister.
The arrival of Tahawwur Rana on Indian soil marks a turning point in the protracted quest for justice following the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
It is believed that Headley arranged a meeting between Rana and the unidentified person in Dubai. Rana is currently in the high-security custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) following his extradition from the United States of America.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday lauded the successful extradition of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks key accused Tahawwur Rana from the US to India, saying it would help unravel the crucial details of the conspiracy behind the attacks.
The BJP on Thursday hailed the Narendra Modi government for its efforts in extraditing 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to India, calling it a major victory for all security, counter- terrorism, prosecution and intelligence agencies.
In the wake of the extradition of key accused Tahawwur Rana in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, BJP leader and former Commando who was part of the anti-terror operation during the 2008 attacks, Surender Singh, on Thursday said that hanging him will be a tight slap on Pakistan and terrorism.
Elaborate security arrangements have been done at Palam airport, NIA headquarters and the Patiala court complex in view of the imminent arrival of Tahawwur Rana, the key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, in the national capital.
Pakistan on Thursday sought to distance itself from Tahawwur Rana, an accused in the Mumbai terror attacks, saying it's "very clear" that he is of Canadian nationality.
Security arrangements have been intensified at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) headquarters and Patiala House Court in the national capital ahead of the arrival of Tahawwur Rana, the key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
