New Delhi:
Tavavur Rana, 26/11 Mumbai wanted in relation to terrorist attacks, Flosing to IndiaHe lost his legal battle against extradition in the US. Rana is expected to be produced before the Delhi Court on Thursday.
Rana is accused in a conspiracy filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks in which 166 people were killed. They are being brought back on a special flight, which is expected to land this afternoon.
Who is Tahwur Rana?
Tavavur Hussain Rana was born on 12 January 1961 in Chichavatni, Punjab, Pakistan. He studied at Cadet College Hasan Abdal, where he became a close friend with David Headley, who later became a co-scientist in 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Rana joined the Pakistan Army Medical Corps and served as a captain-general duty practitioner.
In 1997, he left the army and moved to Canada with his wife, who is also a doctor. Both Rana and his wife became Canadian citizens in 2001.
He then moved to Chicago and started several businesses including the first world immigration services, including offices in Chicago, New York and Toronto. He also established a ‘halal slaughter’ that processes goats, sheep and cows according to Islamic laws.
Rana Ottawa is the owner of a house in Canada, where his father and brother live. His father was a school principal near Lahore, and one of his brothers is a psychiatrist in the Pakistani Army, while the other is a journalist for a Canadian political paper.
The 64-year-old was also involved in a terrorist conspiracy to target the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten to publish cartoons of Prophet Muhammad in 2005. The plan named the “Mickey Mouse Project”, aimed at throwing newspaper employees in Copenhagen and throwing their heads on the road. Rana worked on this plot with David Headley. Could not be done after the attack Headley was arrested This could have happened before this.
Rana allegedly helped Headley Set a front office in Mumbai used to plan 26/11 attacks. According to the NIA charge sheet, Rana provided logistic and financial assistance for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, killing 166 people. He was arrested in the US in 2009, and after abolishing all legal options against extradition, he is now being brought to India.
