26/11: Rana’s Parkinson’s could be ploy for feigning memory loss

GIVEN that Tahawwur Rana, a key conspirator of 26/11, was reluctant to stand trial in India, his interrogators in NIA suspect that the mention of Parkinson’s and 32 other diseases in his medical history could be a deliberate attempt to justify his fading memory to block direct answers related to the 17-year-old deadly terror attack.

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Rana may appear or pretend to be sick and tired, but mentally, he is very alert and sharp, said an official, adding that he is being questioned on sleeper cells and funding of his operations and, visit to India before the Mumbai attack.

While NIA sleuths continue to question Rana for about three hours daily, he is also subjected to medical checks every 48 hours, said an official.