26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: Father of slain cop seeks death penalty for Tahawwur Rana

The father of an SRPF constable killed in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks on Wednesday demanded capital punishment for the accused Tahawwur Rana as he discussed his struggles with mental scars left behind by the carnage 16 years agoRana a Canadian national of Pakistani origin is expected to be extradited to India from the US very soon according to sourcesStrict punishment to all the accused of the attacks which claimed 166 lives will be a befitting tribute to police officials and citizens killed in the terror strike Subhash Shinde father of slain SRPF constable Rahul Shinde told PTIRana has exhausted all his legal options available to such subjects in the US and would be brought back to India very soon PTI sources stated on Wednesday adding that a multiagency team is in the United States to bring him to IndiaThe significant development comes days after Ranas lastditch effort to stop his extradition failed as the US Supreme Court denied his application moving him closer to being handed over to the Indian authorities to face the law in the countryRana 64 was lodged at a metropolitan detention centre in Los Angeles He is known to be associated with PakistaniAmerican terrorist David Coleman Headley one of the main conspirators of the 2611 attacksSo many people were killed in the deadly attack and the trauma of the attack still lingers in my mind even though more than 16 years have passed since the incident Subhash Shinde saidAs Ranas role has come to light in the terror attack we should not spare him by keeping him alive in prison he should be hanged the 65yearold father of the deceased constable saidThe role of Pakistan in the incident has also come to light and the world has seen all these things he said adding everyone involved in the conspiracy should be brought to justiceWhenever I talk about the attack I can visualise the terrible images of the terror assault Subhash Shinde saidThe damage we have suffered the loss of lives of our policemen soldiers and citizens cannot be forgotten he saidExposing the whole conspiracy and punishing all the accused in the attack will be a befitting tribute to police officials and citizens killed in the attack he addedAnother policeman who was injured in the terror attack on condition of anonymity said the authorities should take stern action against Rana and punish him for the crimeRahul Shinde a constable with the State Reserve Police Force SRPF was among the first police personnel to enter the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in south Mumbai after it came under attack by terrorists He was killed while fighting the terroristsSubhash Shinde lives in Maharashtras Solapur district where he has a farm His village Sultanpur in Madha taluka has been renamed after his son as Rahul NagarHis other son Pravin runs an LPG agency which was given by the governmentOn November 26 2008 a group of 10 Pakistani terrorists went on a rampage carrying out a coordinated attack on a railway station two luxury hotels and a Jewish centre after they sneaked into Indias financial capital Mumbai using the Arabian sea routeAmong the 166 persons killed were US British and Israeli nationalsThe nearly 60hour assault sent shockwaves across the country and even brought India and Pakistan to the brink of warThe terrorists had targeted multiple iconic locations in Mumbai including the Taj Mahal and Oberoi hotels Leopold Cafe Chabad House and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station each of which Headley had scouted in advanceIn November 2012 Ajmal Amir Kasab the lone surviving terrorist among the Pakistani group was hanged to death in Punes Yerawada JailThe Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI of the US arrested Rana in Chicago a year after the attacks in October 2009 for arranging material support for terrorist attacks in Mumbai and CopenhagenIndia has been trying to extradite Rana for many years because of his association with Pakistanbased terror groups LashkareTaiba LeT and Harkatul Jihadi Islami HUJI Headley and his active involvement in the Mumbai attacksThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params