US court orders extradition of 2008 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana

In a significant legal victory for India a US court in California has approved the extradition of Tahawwur Rana accused in the horrific 2008 Mumbai terror attacks to India where he is sought for his involvement in the attacksUS Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian of the District Court of the Central District of California released a 48page order on Wednesday saying 62yearold Rana should be extradited to India under the extradition treaty between India and the United States PTI reportedAs many as 166 people including six Americans were killed during the attacks by the LashkareTaiba terrorists in November 2008The kin of 2008 Mumbai terror attacks have welcomed a Unites States Courtrsquos approval for the extradition of one of the accused Tahawwur Rana to India They demanded that Rana be given death sentence or a strict punishment Rana is currently in the federal lockup in Los AngelesOne of the victimrsquos father said that he was hopeful that the extradition and said that Ranarsquos testimony will expose the role of Pakistan in the incidentDevika Natwarlal who claimed to be youngest eyewitness to the attack at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in November 2008 when she was just nine years old said I was shot in the right leg in the terror attack Many people were killed in front of meI have come to know that Rana will be brought to India I am happy but Ill be happier only if he is hanged to death or strict action is taken against him the 24yearold woman told PTIShe said bringing Rana to India and keeping him in jail will not serve any purpose and more information should be gathered from him about the terror attackHe Rana knew the attack was going to happen and people would be shotten terrorists come to our city and open fire she saidThe woman said such a terrorist who along with David Headley LashkareTaiba operative masterminded the plan for the terror attack should be punishedHe should be punished and punished in a way that no one tries to do something like this in our country or elsewhere she addedAlso readTraffic jams in areas of eastern suburbs of Mumbai police declare No Parking Zone check detailsTalking to PTI Subhash Shinde 60 the father of State Reserve Police Force constable Rahul Shinde who was killed in the attack said it is already known that Pakistan was behind the attack but the extradition of Rana and his testimony will expose the neighbouring country one more timeRahul Shinde was among the first police personnel to enter the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in south Mumbai after the terrorists attacked itHis father who lives at Sultanpur in Maharashtras Solapur district said all those who were involved in the terror attack conspiracy should be brought to justiceExposing the whole conspiracy and punishing all the accused in the attack would be a tribute to the police officials and citizens killed in the attack he saidWelcoming the US courts approval of Ranas extradition to India he said it will be an attempt to eradicate terrorismSabira Khan 46 who was seriously injured in a taxi blast during the terror attack near Dockyard Road in south Mumbai said all the accused persons and masterminds of the terror attack should be punishedI dont know much about Tahawwur Rana but if he was involved in the conspiracy he must be brought to justice she saidEven after 14 years of the incident Khans struggle is still on as she is unable to walk properly without supportKhan said she has undergone 12 surgeries spent lakhs of rupees on her treatment and is waiting for aid from the government With additional details from PTI