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The US Supreme Court will review Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Rana’s plea against extradition to India. Rana argues health risks and possible torture, while former President Trump previously confirmed his extradition approval.

US Supreme Court justices to hear Tahawwur Rana's renewed application seeking stay of extradition to India

The US Supreme Court will review Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Rana&rsquo;s plea against extradition to India. Rana argues health risks and possible torture, while former President Trump previously confirmed his extradition approval.

US Supreme Court justices will hear next month Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana&rsquo;s renewed application, submitted to Chief Justice John Roberts, seeking a stay of his extradition to India.
Rana, 64, is currently lodged in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles and submitted an "Emergency Application For Stay Pending Litigation of Petition For Writ of Habeas Corpus&rdquo; on February 27, 2025 with Elena Kagan, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Circuit Justice for the Ninth Circuit.
Earlier this month, Kagan had denied the application.&nbsp;
Rana had then renewed his "Emergency Application for Stay Pending Litigation of Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus previously addressed to Justice Kagan,&rdquo; and requested that the renewed application be directed to Chief Justice Roberts.
An order on the Supreme Court website noted that Rana&rsquo;s renewed application has been &ldquo;distributed for Conference of 4/4/2025&rdquo; and &ldquo;application&rdquo; has been &ldquo;referred to the Court.&rdquo;
Rana is known to be associated with Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley, one of the main conspirators of the 26/11 attacks.
Headley conducted a recce of Mumbai before the attacks by posing as an employee of Rana&rsquo;s immigration consultancy.
Rana was convicted in the US of one count of conspiracy to provide material support to the terrorist plot in Denmark and one count of providing material support to Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Lashker-e-Taiba which was responsible for the attacks in Mumbai.
New York-based Indian-American attorney Ravi Batra told PTI that Rana had made his application to the Supreme Court to prevent extradition, which Justice Kagan denied on March 6.
The application is now before Roberts, &ldquo;who has shared it with the Court to conference so as to harness the entire Court&rsquo;s view.&rdquo;
Batra added that he fully expects &ldquo;that in calmer times CJ Roberts would deny Rana the right to stay in America and avoid facing justice in India."
"During current times, with so many district judges blocking President Trump&rsquo;s domestic agenda changes...the Supreme Court will enjoy denying Rana more easily.&rdquo;
&ldquo;After President Trump and PM (Narendra) Modi met in the Oval, President Trump announced in the press conference that Rana will be extradited to India, to face his victims and his justice. The current posture is akin to a fish out of water, but moving around a lot to try to get back into American waters,&rdquo; Batra said.&nbsp;
Rana is seeking a stay of his extradition and surrender to India pending litigation (including exhaustion of all appeals) on the merits of a petition he filed on February 13.
In that petition, Rana argued that his extradition to India violates United States law and the United Nations Convention Against Torture "because there are substantial grounds for believing that, if extradited to India, the petitioner will be in danger of being subjected to torture."
&ldquo;The likelihood of torture in this case is even higher though as petitioner faces acute risk as a Muslim of Pakistani origin charged in the Mumbai attacks,&rdquo; the application said.
The application also said that his &ldquo;severe medical conditions&rdquo; render extradition to Indian detention facilities a &ldquo;de facto" death sentence in this case.&nbsp;
It cited medical records from July 2024 that confirm Rana has multiple &ldquo;acute and life-threatening diagnoses&rdquo;, including multiple documented heart attacks, Parkinson&rsquo;s disease with cognitive decline, a mass suggestive of bladder cancer, stage 3 chronic kidney disease, and a history of chronic asthma, and multiple COVID-19 infections.&nbsp;
&ldquo;Accordingly, petitioner certainly has raised a credible, if not compelling, factual case that there are indeed substantial grounds for believing he would be in danger of torture if surrendered to Indian authorities.&nbsp;
&ldquo;Further, because of his Muslim religion, his Pakistani origin, his status as a former member of the Pakistani Army, the relation of the putative charges to the 2008 Mumbai attacks, and his chronic health conditions he is even more likely to be tortured than otherwise would be the case, and that torture is very likely to kill him in short order.&rdquo;
The US Supreme Court denied Rana&rsquo;s petition for writ of certiorari relating to his original habeas petition on January 21, 2025.
The application notes that on that same day, newly-confirmed Secretary of State Marco Rubio had met with External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar.
When Prime Minister Modi arrived in Washington on February 12 to meet with Trump, Rana&rsquo;s counsel received a letter from the Department of State, stating that &ldquo;on February 11, 2025, the Secretary of State decided to authorize&rdquo; Rana&rsquo;s "surrender to India,&rdquo; pursuant to the &ldquo;Extradition Treaty between the United States and India&rdquo;.
Rana&rsquo;s Counsel requested from the State Department the complete administrative record on which Secretary Rubio based his decision to authorize Rana&rsquo;s surrender to India.
The Counsel also requested immediate information on any commitment the United States has obtained from India with respect to Rana&rsquo;s treatment.
&ldquo;The government declined to provide any information in response to these requests,&rdquo; the application said.
It added that given Rana&rsquo;s underlying health conditions and the State Department&rsquo;s own findings regarding the treatment of prisoners, it is very likely &ldquo;Rana will not survive long enough to be tried in India.&nbsp;
&ldquo;The issues raised by petitioner merit full and careful consideration, and the stakes are enormous for him. The very least the US courts owe the petitioner is a full chance to litigate these issues, including exercising their appellate rights, before he is consigned to the fate that awaits him at the hands of the Indian government,&rdquo; the application said.
It added that if a stay is not entered, there will be no review at all, and the US courts will lose jurisdiction, and &ldquo;petitioner will soon be dead.
Therefore, we respectfully request that this Court enter an Order staying the extradition and surrender of petitioner pending a full and considered hearing on petitioner&rsquo;s claims by the district court, circuit court, and, if necessary, a writ of certiorari to and further proceedings before this Court.&rdquo;
US President Trump, during a joint press conference with Prime Minister Modi in the White House last month, announced that Rana&rsquo;s extradition to India has been approved.
The Supreme Court justices are Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice &nbsp;Samuel A Alito, Jr, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil M Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
A total of 166 people, including six Americans, were killed in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in which 10 Pakistani terrorists laid a more than 60-hour siege, attacking and killing people at iconic and vital locations in Mumbai.

Tahawwur Rana petitions the US Supreme Court to stay his extradition to India, citing threats due to his identity, health concerns, and alleged discrimination against Muslims. 

Tahawwur Rana Fights Extradition to India

Tahawwur Rana seeks US Supreme Court intervention to halt extradition

Tahawwur Rana petitions the US Supreme Court to stay his extradition to India, citing threats due to his identity, health concerns, and alleged discrimination against Muslims.&nbsp;

Tahawwur Rana, accused in connection with the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has approached the US Supreme Court seeking an emergency stay on his extradition to India.
This request follows the approval of his extradition by the US, announced recently by former President Donald Trump during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US.&nbsp;
In his petition, Rana expressed concerns about being tortured or killed if extradited, citing his identity as a Muslim of Pakistani origin and a former member of the Pakistani Army as factors that could make him vulnerable in India.
He also highlighted health concerns, including an abdominal aortic aneurysm, Parkinson's disease, and potential bladder cancer, suggesting that his life could be at risk in Indian custody.
Rana's petition references the Human Rights Watch 2023 World Report, alleging increasing autocracy in India and systematic discrimination against religious minorities, particularly Muslims, as part of his plea against extradition.
Rana, a known associate of David Coleman Headley&mdash;an American terrorist of Pakistani origin and a key figure in the November 26, 2008, attacks in Mumbai&mdash;is implicated in planning the attacks that killed 166 people.
Headley testified against Rana, stating that he conducted reconnaissance missions in Mumbai several times between 2007 and 2008.
A businessman with ties to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence and terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba, Rana's role in facilitating the 26/11 attacks has been a thorny issue in India-US relations.
During a joint press conference with PM Modi, Trump emphasized the significance of Rana's extradition, calling him 'one of the very evil people of the world' involved in the attacks.
In 2011, a US court acquitted Rana of charges related to the Mumbai attacks but convicted him of providing material support to Lashkar-e-Taiba and aiding a terror plot in Denmark.
His recent review petition was rejected by the US Supreme Court.
The attacks on November 26, 2008, targeted multiple locations in Mumbai, including the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and the Taj Mahal Hotel, resulting in the deaths of 166 individuals, among them security personnel and foreign nationals.

The NIA is set to send a team to the USA to complete formalities for Tahawwur Rana's extradition, following the US Supreme Court's rejection of his review petition. Rana is wanted in India for aiding the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

NIA team set to visit USA soon for extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attack conspirator Tahawwur Rana

The NIA is set to send a team to the USA to complete formalities for Tahawwur Rana's extradition, following the US Supreme Court's rejection of his review petition. Rana is wanted in India for aiding the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

A team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is expected to travel to the USA soon to finalize the extradition process for Tahawwur Rana, who is wanted in India for his involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, sources revealed.&nbsp;
The visit follows a recent decision by the US Supreme Court rejecting Rana's review petition against his extradition to India. This ruling has removed a major legal obstacle, enabling Indian authorities to expedite efforts to bring him to justice.
According to sources, senior officials of the NIA, including those of Inspector General and Deputy Inspector General ranks, are likely to visit the USA by the end of the month. The proposed plan has been communicated to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of External Affairs.
Rana, a former doctor and businessman, holds Canadian citizenship and is of Pakistani origin. He stands accused of supporting David Coleman Headley, the key planner of the Mumbai attacks, by allowing him to use his immigration business as a cover for conducting reconnaissance on potential targets in India.&nbsp;
Arrested in Chicago in 2009 by the FBI, Rana was found guilty in the US of supporting the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the terror group behind the attacks, but was acquitted of charges directly related to the Mumbai incidents.
India has been actively seeking Rana's extradition to ensure he faces charges for his role in the attacks, which claimed 166 lives and left hundreds injured. The NIA has emphasized Rana's crucial role in assisting Headley, identifying him as a significant conspirator.&nbsp;
With the US Supreme Court's recent ruling, the extradition process has gained new momentum. The planned visit by the NIA team underscores India&rsquo;s commitment to securing justice for the victims of one of its most devastating terror attacks.

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