New Delhi: Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who is being extradited from the US, is likely to be lodged in Tihar jail here.
All necessary preparations have been made in the jail, prison sources said.
Rana, 64, is a Pakistan-born Canadian national and close associate of one of the main conspirators of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks David Coleman Headley alias Daood Gilani, a US citizen.
Rana's role in 26/11: More than a facilitator
Indian investigators allege that Rana was no passive bystander. As per the NIA’s 2011 chargesheet, he played a key operational role in the attacks.
A Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman and former army doctor, Rana allegedly helped David Coleman Headley, his childhood friend and co-conspirator, obtain a visa and set up a fake immigration consultancy in Mumbai as a cover for reconnaissance.
Rana not only knew of Headley’s Lashkar-e-Taiba links, say investigators, but actively enabled the plot. Between 13 and 21 November 2008, just days before the attacks, Rana travelled across Indian cities—including Mumbai, Agra, Ahmedabad, and Kochi—with his wife. During this period, Headley was in constant touch with him via phone.
The NIA also claims Rana helped finalise targets, including Chabad Houses and the National Defence College. He allegedly maintained contact with “Major Iqbal,” believed to be an ISI handler, further strengthening suspicions about state support from Pakistan.
