COURT IN THE U.S. RULES 26/11 ACCUSED TAHAWWUR RANA 'EXTRADITABLE TO INDIA"

Former Pakistani military doctor linked to Mumbai attacks, convicted for supporting terrorism, faces extradition to India.

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In a major development, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that Tahawwur Rana, the Pakistan-origin Canadian businessman involved in the 26/11 attack is “extraditable to India” under the extradition treaty between the two countries.

The panel affirmed the district court’s denial of Tahawwur Hussain Rana’s habeas corpus petition challenging a magistrate judge’s certification of Rana as extraditable to India for his alleged participation in terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

The panel also held that India provided sufficient competent evidence to support the magistrate judge’s finding of probable cause that Rana committed the charged crimes.

Mumbai Police in its charge sheet has named Pakistaniorigin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana in the 405-page chargesheet in connection with the 26/11 attacks. Rana is accused of being an operative of ISI and Lashkar-e-Taiba.