NIA DENIES PHONE CALL FACILITIES TO TAHAWWUR RANA

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has declined permission to the Tihar jail authorities to let 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur ‘Hussain Rana avail regular phone call facilities to speak to his family, people familiar with the matter said.

- Arnabjit Sur

The development came after the deputy inspector general (DIG) of Delhi Prisons, in a status report filed before special judge (NIA) Chanderjit Singh on Saturday, submitted that the federal agency refused a no-objection certificate (NOC) on Rana being allowed to speak to his family once every month on a regular basis, citing a security threat. HT has seen a copy of the report.