Overview

• In NIA custody on July 7, Tahawwur Rana admitted he served as a trusted agent of the Pakistan Army during the planning of the 26/11 attacks.
• Rana confirmed he was present in Mumbai during the assaults and carried out reconnaissance of high-value targets including Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.
• He disclosed that Lashkar-e-Taiba functioned as a spy network in coordination with Pakistan’s ISI and described multiple training sessions with David Headley.
• Rana revealed his Mumbai immigration centre was established as a front for reconnaissance and that related financial transactions were disguised as business expenses.
• Mumbai Police are preparing formal arrest procedures based on his confessions; Rana remains in judicial custody at Tihar Jail facing charges of conspiracy, murder, terrorism and forgery.