Additional charge sheet filed against 26/11 accused Rana

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed a 40-page supplementary charge sheet against Canadian national Tahawwur Rana, naming him asa key conspirator behind the planning and execution of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks that left 166 people dead during a nearly 60-hour assault.

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The charge sheet was filed before Special Judge (NIA) Chanderjit Singh at Patiala House courts, with the court scheduled to consider it for cognisance on August 13.

Rana, the second accused in the agency's larger conspiracy probe, was produced via videoconference and his judicial custody was extended until the next hearing date.

‘This marks the second charge sheet in the case naming Rana, with the first filed in 2011 against him and nine other conspirators, including his childhood friend David Coleman Headley and LeT chief Hafiz Saeed.