26/11 Accused Tahawwur Rana To Be Extradited As US Top Court Rejects Last-Ditch Plea

Last Updated:April 07, 2025, 21:15 IST

The US Supreme Court denied 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana’s final legal appeal against extradition to India. Rana faces trial for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

Tahawwur Rana is currently detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles. (IMAGE: NEWS18)

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana’s final legal appeal against extradition to India. Rana is wanted for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks and faces trial under Indian law for orchestrating attacks on innocent civilians in Mumbai during the 2008 Mumbai 26/11 attacks.

Rana was arrested in the United States in 2009 for his involvement in terrorism-related activities, including a foiled plot to attack the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. He was also convicted in the US for providing material support to Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Following his conviction, India sought Rana’s extradition to face trial for his role in the Mumbai attacks. In February 2025, US President Donald Trump announced the approval of Rana’s extradition to India, referring to him as “one of the plotters and one of the very evil people of the world."

Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)

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