With 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana being extradited to India, the Ministry of Home Affairs has appointed Narender Mann as the special public prosecutor. Mann will serve as the public prosecutor for the next three years in the Mumbai attacks case.
"In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 15 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (34 of 2008), read with sub-section (8) of section 18 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), the Central Government hereby appoints Narender Mann, Advocate as Special Public Prosecutor for conducting trial and other matters related to NIA case RC-04/2009/NIA/DLI on behalf of the National Investigation Agency before the NIA Special Courts at Delhi and Appellate Courts, for a period of 3 years from the date of publication of this notification or till the completion of trial of the said case, whichever is earlier," read the notification issued by MHA
Tahawwur Rana is being extradited to India after 14 years in the United States. He was sentenced for his involvement in the 26/11 terror attacks in 2013 but in 2020 the US released Rana on "compassionate grounds."
Following his release in 2020, India once again filed a request for extradition, which was approved by a US court in 2023. In February 2025, Rana's extradition was approved by US President Donald Trump.
However, in response to this, Rana filed an emergency plea, citing the risk of torture and health issues, which was denied by the US Supreme court.
Rana was convicted for providing material support to banned terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives, who were responsible for the Mumbai terror attacks of 2008 which killed over 174 people.
