Mumbai terror attack: 26/11 conspirator’s extradition could open new leads

Updated On: 28 May, 2023 07:21 AM IST | Mumbai | Gautam S Mengle

The approval of Tahawwur Rana’s extradition after 13 years takes the conversation away from gun-toting footsoldiers and centers it on suit-clad architects behind the scenes

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May 18, 2023 was a monumental day for Lokanath Behera. The veteran policeman, who retired as Director General of Police, Kerala in June 2021, was an Inspector General with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) when he drafted an application seeking extradition of Tahawwur Hussain Rana from USA. After 13 years, the US District Court Central District of California has approved the request. Rana is alleged to have worked closely with David Headley, laying down the groundwork for the three-day terror attack on the city on November 26, 2008.

“I always knew it was going to be a tough battle,” Behra tells mid-day, “But the fact that he is a Canadian citizen and not an American, seems to have worked in our favour—these things are taken into consideration in extradition cases. Even if it has been 13 years, there is a lot of information that can be extracted from him.”

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