The US Supreme Court on Saturday cleared the extradition of 2008 Mumbai terror attack convict Tahawwur Rana to India after a long-drawn-out legal battle, PTI reported.
India was seeking the extradition of Rana, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, as he was wanted in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks case.
The US Supreme Court on Saturday cleared the extradition of 2008 Mumbai terror attack convict Tahawwur Rana to India after a long-drawn-out legal battle, PTI reported.
The ruling came weeks after Rana approached the apex court against his extradition to India after he lost the same battle in lower courts.
The court dismissed the review petition against his conviction and agreed that he can be extradition to India.
The Pakistani-origin Canadian was accused of playing a major role in the devastating 2008 terror attack that rocked India.
The 64-year-old is currently detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, in India, Rana is facing several criminal charges related to the Mumbai terror attacks.
He also raised eyebrows because of his association with Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley, also known as "Daood Gilani," who was seen as one of the main masterminds of the 2008 attack.
This was Rana라이브 바카라 last legal chance not to be extradited to India.
On December 16, US Solicitor General Elizabeth B Prelogar urged the Supreme to reject the petition. Rana라이브 바카라 counsel Joshua L Dratel, in his response on December 23 challenged the US Government라이브 바카라 recommendation and pleaded with the Supreme Court that his writ be accepted.
Earlier, he lost a legal battle in several federal courts, including the US Court of Appeals for the North Circuit in San Francisco.
On November 13, Rana filed a "petition for a writ of certiorari" before the US Supreme Court. This was denied by the apex court on January 21, a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the American President.
"Petition DENIED," the Supreme Court said, as reported by PTI.
A total of 166 people, including six Americans, were killed in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in which 10 Pakistani terrorists laid a more than 60-hour siege, attacking and killing people at iconic and vital locations of Mumbai.