Overview

• Tahawwur Rana, extradited from the US to India, is undergoing 8–10 hours of daily interrogation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under an 18-day remand.
• Investigators have uncovered encrypted emails and aliases, including 'Doctor' (Rana), 'Dave' (David Headley), and 'Pir Sahab' (Sajid Mir), used to coordinate the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
• Rana’s North American businesses, including immigration services and a halal meat farm, are suspected of funding and supporting Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives.
• Preliminary leads from the interrogation suggest ongoing ties between Rana and Pakistani handlers, though Pakistan officially denies any connection.
• The high-security extradition operation, including a Gulfstream G550 flight from Miami, cost the Indian government approximately Rs 4 crores.