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Tahawwur Rana Petitions Delhi Court to Speak with Family from Custody

The request comes as a special prosecution team assembles to try him for his alleged role in the 2008 Mumbai terror siege.

Mumbai Terror Attack Mastermind Tahawwur Rana | Image: Republic World
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Overview

  • Rana filed a petition on May 27 seeking jail-provided facilities to communicate with his family while in judicial custody.
  • He remains detained at Patiala House Court until June 6 following his April 10 extradition from the United States.
  • The US Supreme Court dismissed his review plea against extradition on April 4, clearing the way for his transfer to India.
  • The Home Ministry has appointed a team of special public prosecutors led by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to handle the NIA case.
  • The National Investigation Agency accuses him of conspiring with David Coleman Headley and LeT and HUJI operatives in the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people.