From us to India: Timeline of extradition of 26/11 Mumbai Attack Plotter TahwAww Rana | Today news

Mumbai’s terror attack accused Tahwaw Rana Thursday was extradited from the US to India. He will arrive on a special flight planned to land at Palam Airport in Delhi today and will be arrested immediately by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The 64-year-old will be transferred to a high-security cell in the Tihar jail from Delhi. Tahwaw Rana is a Pakistani-Canadian national, and a key accused in the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, in which 166 people died. It is known that he has ties to the army of Pakistan and his inter-service intelligence (ISI). He is a co-author of the November 2008 terror attack in Mumbai and the first of nine called the accused in a charge sheet submitted by the NIA in December 2011 as part of his investigation into the 26/11 terror attack. He will also undergo a hearing at a special Nia court in Delhi. His case will be heard at the Patiala House Court. Timeline: TahwAww Rana’s extradition from the US to India October 3, 2009: FBI arrested David Coleman Headley October 18, 2009: FBI arrests and accusations Tahwaw Rana March 2010: Headley pleaded guilty to all 12 Counts June 9, 2011: Jurie found Rana and Headley guilty of a ‘weakening of employees’. The same jury acquitted Rana on charges related to attacks on 26/11 due to lack of evidence. January 17, 2013: A District Court in the Northern Illinois district, in the US, sentenced Rana to prison for 14 years. August 28, 2018: Special Nia court in India, heard the attack case of 26/11, is a warrant for the arrest of Rana. June 9, 2020: Based on a health review in the light of Pandemic, a District Court in the USA gives Rana release on ‘compassionate grounds’. June 10, 2020: The US government is seeking an arrest order for Rana under the India-US expansion treaty and gives the request on July 21, 2020. 13 August 2020: India file additional documents that offenses were allegedly committed by Rana. May 16, 2023: California Magistrate’s Court cleans Rana’s extradition to India. August 10, 2023: A District Court in the US denies Rana’s petition that disputes the order of extradition. August 18, 2023: District Court remains a proceedings with reference to Rana’s pending appeal before the US Court of Appeal for the ninth circle. August 15, 2024: US Appeal Court confirms the order of extradition of the district court. November 13, 2024: Rana is moving the Supreme Court in the US Supreme Court to remain after extradition. December 16, 2024: The US government is opposed to Rana’s plea. January 21, 2025: The US Supreme Court rejects Rana’s plea. February 28, 2025: Rana is moving another plea to keep a stay at the previous order of the US High Court in which he rejected his plea. February 11, 2025: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio signs Rana’s surrender to India. 2 March 2025: Rana is moving supplementary application in the US High Court, citing observations made during the extradition hearing of refugee Sanjay Bhandari in the United Kingdom. March 7, 2025: Rana renews his emergency application for accommodation and requests that it be addressed to Chief Justice John Roberts. April 7, 2025: The US Supreme Court rejects Rana’s emergency application. April 10, 2025: Rana is extradited to India. (With agency input) first published: 10 Apr 2025, 06:18 PM IST