Pakistani-origin terror convict Tahawwur Rana, whose extradition to India has received a green signal, was “very relaxed” in the days after the 26/11 attacks and wanted Pakistan’s highest military honour to be bestowed on the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists who carried out the carnage in Mumbai.
In a major victory for India’s fight in bringing perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks to justice, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian of the U.S. District Court of the Central District of California issued a 48-page order on May 17 saying that Rana “should be extradited to India” under the extradition treaty between India and the U.S.
“The Court has reviewed and considered all of the documents submitted in support of and in opposition to the Request and has considered the arguments presented at the hearing. Based on such review and consideration and for the reasons discussed herein, the Court makes the findings set forth below, and CERTIFIES to the Secretary of State of the United States the extractability of Rana on the charged offences that are the subject of the Request,” the order said.
