Overview

• Tahawwur Rana, extradited from the US on April 10, is currently in 18-day custody under the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
• Rana has filed a plea requesting permission to communicate with his family, which was submitted to the Delhi Patiala House Court on April 19.
• Special Judge Hardeep Kaur has issued a notice to the NIA, directing the agency to file its response to the plea by April 23.
• The NIA alleges that Rana, a close associate of 26/11 conspirator David Headley, was involved in planning the attacks and was informed of the roles of other Pakistani nationals in the plot.
• The 2008 Mumbai attacks, carried out by 10 Pakistani terrorists, resulted in 166 fatalities over a 60-hour assault on multiple high-profile locations in the city.