Overview

• Tahawwur Rana, extradited from the US earlier this month, is accused of conspiring in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed 166 people.
• During an eight-hour interrogation by Mumbai Police Crime Branch, Rana denied any involvement in the attacks, claiming he had 'no connection whatsoever' to the planning or execution.
• Investigators report that Rana has been evasive and uncooperative, citing memory lapses about details of the three-year planning by Lashkar-e-Taiba and ISI.
• Rana is being questioned about his ties to key operatives identified in intercepted communications, including Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed, Sajid Majid, Ilyas Kashmiri, and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi.
• His extradition marks a significant step in India’s efforts to hold accountable those responsible for the 26/11 attacks, but investigators face challenges in extracting actionable information.