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Delhi Court Grants Tahawwur Rana One-Time Supervised Phone Call

The Patiala House Court approved the call under strict jail monitoring as he remains in custody awaiting trial on conspiracy charges from the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Overview

  • The court ordered that senior Tihar Jail officials monitor his single phone call to enforce security protocols
  • Rana made the request to consult family before deciding on his legal aid representation after two earlier hearings granted limited calls
  • He has been held by the NIA at Tihar Jail since his April 9 extradition from the United States
  • Authorities accuse him of plotting with David Coleman Headley and operatives of Lashkar-e-Taiba and HUJI in the 2008 siege that killed 166 people
  • The National Investigation Agency continues to prepare trial proceedings against him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act