Overview

• Tahawwur Rana, extradited from the U.S. earlier this month, is accused of aiding the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed 166 people.
• Currently in NIA custody under an 18-day remand, Rana is undergoing extensive interrogation by the NIA and Mumbai Police teams in Delhi.
• Rana has denied any involvement in the attacks, claiming no connection to their planning or execution and attributing responsibility to co-accused David Headley.
• Investigators report Rana is uncooperative, frequently giving evasive answers and citing memory lapses regarding details of the 17-year-old attacks.
• Authorities are probing Rana's alleged ties to Lashkar-e-Taiba, Pakistan’s ISI, and key operatives linked to the attacks, including names from intercepted communications.