The US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the plea of 26/11 terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana against his extradition to India, days after US President Donald Trump approved the process during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
64-year-old Rana, who is known to be associated known associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist David Headley, is currently lodged in a Los Angeles prison.
He had filed an “Emergency Application For Stay” with the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Circuit Justice for the Ninth Circuit.
Application…denied by Justice Kagan,” a note dated March 6, 2025 on the Supreme Court website says. The application was submitted to Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Elena Kagan.
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Rana’s plea rejection comes after President Donald Trump announced that his administration approved the extradition of “very evil” terror accused, wanted by Indian probe agencies for his role in the 26/11 attacks, “to face justice in India”.
However, Rana argued in his petition that his extradition to India violates United States law and the United Nations Convention Against Torture “because there are substantial grounds for believing that, if extradited to India, petitioner will be in danger of being subjected to torture.”
The application said, “The likelihood of torture in this case is even higher though as petitioner faces acute risk as a Muslim of Pakistani origin charged in the Mumbai attacks.”
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