A man suspected of planning the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed 166 people, including six Americans, was extradited to India to stand trial, the Justice Department announced. 

The DOJ said Thursday that it had extradited 64-year-old “convicted terrorist” Tahawwur Hussain Ran, a Canadian citizen and native of Pakistan, to go on trial for 10 criminal charges stemming from the 2008 attack. Rana is accused of aiding Laskhar-e-Tayyiba, a Pakistani Islamic terror group, during the coordinated bombing and shooting attacks it carried out from November 26-29, 2008, in Mumbai. 

“​​We extradited Tahawwur Hussain Rana to India to face charges for his role in planning the horrific 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. Together, with India, we’ve long sought justice for the 166 people, including 6 Americans, who lost their lives in these attacks. I’m glad that day has come,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. 

The charges against Rana include conspiracy, murder, commission of a terrorist act, and forgery. 

The attacks took place at a variety of locations, including restaurants, a Jewish community center, and the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Rana is accused of helping David Coleman Headley, an American citizen who was sentenced in 2013 to 35 years in prison over his role in the attack, plan, and scope of the bombings. 

Rana being extradited: DOJ.

According to the Justice Department, Rana appointed Headley to a position at the Mumbai office of his immigration business to assess the city’s vulnerable areas to attack. Rana allegedly helped get Headley into India by submitting fraudulent visa paperwork and documentation. 

The two then met multiple times over two years in Chicago, where Headley discussed plans for the attack with Rana, according to the Justice Department.

In 2013, Rana was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison in the United States for providing material support to Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and for plotting to behead several workers at a Danish newspaper. The Denmark attack, which was to be carried out in part by Headley, was thwarted by authorities. 

India first requested to extradite Rana in 2020, but the action has been delayed for years as the case has made its way through the federal courts. On Monday, the Supreme Court denied Rana’s last-ditch appeal to block the extradition.

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A man suspected of planning the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed 166 people, including six Americans, was extradited to India to stand trial, the Justice Department announced. 

The DOJ said Thursday that it had extradited 64-year-old “convicted terrorist” Tahawwur Hussain Ran, a Canadian citizen and native of Pakistan, to go on trial for 10 criminal charges stemming from the 2008 attack. Rana is accused of aiding Laskhar-e-Tayyiba, a Pakistani Islamic terror group, during the coordinated bombing and shooting attacks it carried out from November 26-29, 2008, in Mumbai. 

“​​We extradited Tahawwur Hussain Rana to India to face charges for his role in planning the horrific 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. Together, with India, we’ve long sought justice for the 166 people, including 6 Americans, who lost their lives in these attacks. I’m glad that day has come,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. 

The charges against Rana include conspiracy, murder, commission of a terrorist act, and forgery. 

The attacks took place at a variety of locations, including restaurants, a Jewish community center, and the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Rana is accused of helping David Coleman Headley, an American citizen who was sentenced in 2013 to 35 years in prison over his role in the attack, plan, and scope of the bombings. 

Rana being extradited: DOJ.

According to the Justice Department, Rana appointed Headley to a position at the Mumbai office of his immigration business to assess the city’s vulnerable areas to attack. Rana allegedly helped get Headley into India by submitting fraudulent visa paperwork and documentation. 

The two then met multiple times over two years in Chicago, where Headley discussed plans for the attack with Rana, according to the Justice Department.

In 2013, Rana was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison in the United States for providing material support to Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and for plotting to behead several workers at a Danish newspaper. The Denmark attack, which was to be carried out in part by Headley, was thwarted by authorities. 

India first requested to extradite Rana in 2020, but the action has been delayed for years as the case has made its way through the federal courts. On Monday, the Supreme Court denied Rana’s last-ditch appeal to block the extradition.

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