26/11 Accused Tahawwur Rana Seeks Stay Of Extradition To India, Fears Torture Over His Pakistani Origin

Weeks after US President Donald Trump approved the extradition of 26/11 Mumbai Attack accused Tahawwur Rana, little progress has been made in the matter as Rana, a terrorist of Pakistani origin, himself approached the US Supreme Court seeking an emergency stay of his extradition to India.

As per reports, Rana moved an "emergency application" with the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Circuit Justice for the Ninth Circuit against his extradition where he mentioned he would be tortured in India for being a Muslim of Pakistani origin.

Who Is Tahawuur Rana?

The 64-year-old accused of the devastating Mumbai terror attacks is a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, He is currently lodged at a metropolitan detention center in Los Angeles.

He is known to share a nexus with Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley whos is considered one of the masterminds of the 26/11 attacks.

Rana has been wanted by the Indian law enforcement agencies since a long time and the extradition of Rana was cleared by the US Supreme Court in January as it rejected his review petition in the case.

Rana's Petition Against Extradition

As per PTI, Rana in his emergency petition argued that his extradition to India violates United States law and the United Nations Convention Against Torture "because there are substantial grounds for believing that, if extradited to India, petitioner will be in danger of being subjected to torture."

"The likelihood of torture in this case is even higher though as petitioner faces acute risk as a Muslim of Pakistani origin charged in the Mumbai attacks,” the application said.

“Accordingly, petitioner certainly has raised a credible, if not compelling, factual case that there are indeed substantial grounds for believing he would be in danger of torture if surrendered to Indian authorities", the petition read.

“Further, because of his Muslim religion, his Pakistani origin, his status as a former member of the Pakistani Army, the relation of the putative charges to the 2008 Mumbai attacks, and his chronic health conditions he is even more likely to be tortured than otherwise would be the case, and that torture is very likely to kill him in short order”, said the petition.

the petition also cited several medical records from July 2024 highlighting his multiple “acute and life-threatening diagnoses”, including multiple documented heart attacks, Parkinson라이브 바카라 disease with cognitive decline, a mass suggestive of bladder cancer, stage 3 chronic kidney disease, and a history of chronic asthma, and multiple COVID-19 infections.

However, the US Supreme Court denied Rana라이브 바카라 petition for a writ of certiorari relating to his original habeas petition on January 21.

Trump Approves Rana's Extradition

US President Donald Trump has announced that his administration has approved the extradition of 26/11 terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana “to face justice" in India and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri later noted that India is working on the logistics of Rana라이브 바카라 surrender and extradition from the US .

Trump made the announcement during a joint press conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the White House.

US President Donald Trump announced that his administration has approved the extradition of "very evil" Tahawwur Rana, wanted by Indian law enforcement agencies for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, "to face justice in India”.

Speaking at the joint press meet, Trump reportedly said "Today I am pleased to announce that my administration has approved the extradition of one of the plotters and very evil people of the world, and having to do with the horrific Mumbai terrorist attack, to face justice in India. So, he is going back to India to face justice."