Appreciated accomplice of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai in India arrived in India

Appreciated accomplice of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai in India arrived in India

A suspect who is accused of making the fatal terrorist attacks in Mumbai facilitated in 2008 was extradited by the United States to India . This happened 17 years after the country was shaken by one of the most severe tragedies in its history.

The delivery of the suspect

Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin, landed in Neu-Delhi on Thursday. This was confirmed by two police officers who were informed about his movements. Rana is brought to trial in India after the United States had agreed to its delivery, which after years of legal disputes about the case.

The attacks in Mumbai

The Indian authorities accuse Rana of being involved in the conspiracy that led to one of the bloodiest attacks in the history of India, in which ten Pakistani men, who were connected to the Lashkar e-Tayyiba terrorist group, killed more than 160 people in Mumbai during a four-day violence. This began on November 26, 2008 and is known as India 9/11.

The course of the attacks

The attackers traveled from the Pakistanian port city of Karatschi to Mumbai with a boat, kidnapped a fish trawler and killed his five crew members. According to the police, they put on the bank near the iconic gateway of India and divided into at least three groups to carry out the attacks.

armed with automatic weapons and grenades, they aimed at the city's largest train station, the luxury hotel Taj Mahal Palace and the Oberoi Trident Hotels, the popular Leopold Restaurant, a Jewish community center and a hospital.

nine of the ten terrorists were shot by the police during a chase through the city. The only surviving assassin, Ajmal Kasab, was executed in 2012.

The indictment against Rana

rana, who lived in the USA at the time, is accused by Neu-Delhi, conspiring to the terrorists and having provided you with the necessary information to carry out your attack. He had previously denied similar allegations in a US court.

The Federal Criminal Police Agency has raised several charges against Rana, including attempts to wage a war, murder and forgery of documents. If he was found guilty, the 64-year-old could expect the death penalty.

government declarations and legal developments

On Thursday, the country's national investigative authority confirmed the delivery of Rana and stated in a statement that after the exhaustion of all legal options, it was sent to avoid delivery to the United States.

The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that Rana will be "held accountable for his role in the" horrific "terrorist attacks by Mumbai. In an explanation on Friday, Rubio emphasized: "The United States has for a long time supported India's efforts to bring those who are responsible for these attacks. As President Trump said, the United States and India will continue to work together to stop the global evil of terrorism."

earlier judgments and prison sentence

In 2011, a US court of Rana released the conspiracy of having provided material to support the Mumbai attacker, but found him guilty in two other charges, including the provision of material support to Lashkar-e-Tayyiba. He served a 14-year prison in a prison in Los Angeles when his delivery was approved at the beginning of this week.

The Indian State Department announced on Wednesday that the Supreme Court of the United States had rejected Rana's application for an injunction against its delivery, but answered no further questions about the case.

Reporting of CNN’s Kylie Atwood.

Correction: This story has been updated to correct the date of the attacks in Mumbai.