Overview

• Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Pakistani-born Canadian citizen, was extradited from the US to India on April 9, 2025, after exhausting all legal appeals.
• Rana is accused of facilitating fraudulent travel arrangements for David Coleman Headley, enabling reconnaissance for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed 166 people.
• The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has placed Rana under an 18-day custody order and has begun interrogating him to uncover the full extent of the conspiracy.
• Rana allegedly expressed extremist views, praising the attackers and claiming the victims 'deserved it,' according to US Department of Justice reports.
• This extradition marks a significant step in US-India counterterrorism collaboration, with both nations emphasizing justice for victims of the attacks.