US Supreme Court Rejects Rana's Petition to Stay Extradition to India

The US Supreme Court has rejected 26/11 Mumbai attacks co-conspirator Tahawwur Rana's plea seeking an emergency stay on his extradition to India, people familiar with the development said.

- HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI:

Following the denial to entertain his plea by a US Supreme Court judge—Justice Elena Kagan, the Pakistani-Canadian doctor has now sought to renew his application before the court of chief justice John G Roberts Jr.

"Petitioner Tahawwar Rana respectfully renews his emergency application for stay pending litigation of petition for writ of habeas corpus previously addressed to Justice Kagan, and requests that the renewed application be directed to Chief Justice Roberts," according to the application.

In his first plea filed last week against extradition before Justice Kagan, Rana claimed that being a Muslim of Pakistani origin, and a former Pakistan army officer, the likelihood of his torture in India is high, adding that he was being sent into a "hornet's nest".