Big Setback for Tahawwur Rana: US Supreme Court Rejects Extradition Plea, Dismisses Illness Excuse"

Tahawwur Rana: The US Supreme Court has rejected the petition to stop the extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Rana to India. According to the information, after US Supreme Court Judge Elena Kagan refused to stay the extradition of Tahawwur Rana, his lawyer renewed the emergency application already sent to Kagan, requesting that the renewed application be placed before the Chief Justice of the US top court.

Court Rules Against Rana’s Last-Ditch Effort to Avoid Extradition
63-year-old Tahawwur Rana, a Pakistani-Canadian citizen, is currently lodged in a Los Angeles jail. He is known to be associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Headley, one of the main conspirators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 175 people.

Health Claims Fail to Sway Supreme Court in Extradition Case

In his emergency application filed in the US Supreme Court earlier this week, Tahawwur Rana had claimed that if he was extradited, he would be tortured in India because he is a Muslim of Pakistani origin.

Rana’s Legal Battle Hits Dead End as Illness Plea Falls Flat

Rana filed a petition in the US Supreme Court on November 13, 2024 Let us tell you, Mumbai 26/11 attack accused Tahawwur Rana was trying to avoid extradition to India. His lawyer Joshua L. Dratal had appealed to the US Supreme Court challenging the lower court's decision.

Tahawwur Rana’s Defense Team Left with Few Options

The appeal argued that extradition would violate the principle of double jeopardy, which protects against being tried twice for the same crime. After losing a long legal battle, Rana filed a petition in the US Supreme Court on November 13. US Solicitor General Elizabeth B Prelogar also appealed to the Supreme Court on December 16 to dismiss Rana's petition.