A US court has approved the extradition of Tahawwur Rana to India as he is sought for his involvement in 26/11. Tahawwur, a Canadian businessman of Pakistani descent, was arrested in the US on an extradition request by India. “The Court has reviewed and considered all of the documents submitted in support of and in opposition to the Request and has considered the arguments presented at the hearing. Based on such review and consideration and for the reasons discussed herein, the Court makes the findings set forth below and certifies to the Secretary of State of the United States the extraditability of Rana on the charged offenses that are the subject of the Request,” said US Court Orders. Rana is accused of planning and executing the Lashkar terrorist attacks in Mumbai with his childhood friend David Headley. In 2011, Rana was convicted in Chicago of providing material support to a Pakistan-based terror outfit LeT. Extradition was contested by his lawyer, but the judge ruled that there are sufficient evidence to establish that he was accused of 26/11 incident.
18 May,2023 03:35 PM IST | Mumbai
New revelations have been made in the Dantewada attack probe. It has been suspected that the improvised explosive device (IED) used to blow up the police vehicle was planted a day or two before the incident. Moreover, Dantewada ‘mastermind’ Jagdish Sodhi used ‘foxhole mechanism’ to plant the IEDs. The attack claimed the lives of 10 DFG personnel and a civilian.
30 April,2023 02:58 PM IST
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann issued an official statement on GoldyBrar, the alleged mastermind behind Sidhu Moose Wala murder. CM Said, ‘Gangster #GoldyBrar has been detained in USA…We had also issued a Red Corner Notice against Goldie Brar. Soon Goldy Brar will be brought to India and the families of the victims will get justice’
02 December,2022 03:31 PM IST | Punjab
The US has announced a reward of $10 million for the capture or information leading to the capture of 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed. This was conveyed to Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai by visiting US Under-Secretary of Political Affairs Wendy Sherman. Saeed is the chief of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa and the founder of Lashkar-e-Toiba - both bodies have been blacklisted by the US. Video courtesy: NDTV
03 April,2012 05:28 PM IST
Police in Pakistani city of Karachi said they have arrested three suspected terrorists, one of them what they said was the mastermind of attack on Kamra air base in 2012.
18 September,2015 11:13 AM IST
A new group of terrorists has been neutralized during a police raid in northern Paris with at least two terror suspects being killed and eight arrested, Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins confirmed, but the organizer of the Paris attacks Abdelhamid Abaaoud was not among those being arrested.
19 November,2015 12:36 PM IST
Devika Rotawan, who was hit by a bullet in the 26/11 attack, said the mastermind behind the attack should be nabbed and hanged to death. Rotawan, who also aspires to become an IPS officer, said considering Headley's statements he should not be spared but rather hanged.
09 February,2016 12:41 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
