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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said that India is working with the US on procedural issues for early extradition of 2008 Mumbai terror attacks convict Tahawwur Rana to India.

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NEW DELHI:

Briefing the media on Friday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said with the US Supreme Court turning down Rana's petition challenging his conviction, it is likely that the matter is dismissed. "You must have seen that on January 21, the US Supreme Court turned down a petition from the accused. With that, it looks like his appeal in the matter has been dismissed. We are now working with the US side on procedural issues for early extradition to India of the accused in the Mumbai terror attacks," Jaiswal said.

On January 28, US State Department said it is evaluating the next steps with regard to Tahawwur Rana's extradition to India.

A spokesperson from the State Department had said that the US has long supported India's efforts to bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.