Overview

• Mumbai Police and NIA interrogated Tahawwur Rana for eight hours in Delhi, but officials report evasive responses and lack of cooperation.
• Rana, extradited from the U.S. earlier this month, denies any connection to the planning or execution of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people.
• Investigators are probing his alleged ties to Pakistani handlers and co-conspirators, including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Harkat-ul-Jihadi Islami operatives.
• Rana claims memory lapses regarding the 17-year-old attacks and deflects questions about his involvement, attributing responsibility to co-accused David Headley.
• Authorities are pursuing leads from intercepted communications and questioning Rana about his visits to Kerala, which he claims were unrelated to the conspiracy.