Tahawwur Rana bought to Delhi’s Patiala House Court amid tight security and his face covered. | ANI
New Delhi: 26/11 terrorist attack mastermind Tahawwur Rana was on Monday bought to Delhi’s Patiala House Court amid tight security and his face covered. Rana’s 18-Day NIA custody has ended today. Senior Advocate Dayan Krishnan, who is heading NIA’s legal team has also arrived at Patiala House Court.
Earlier on Saturday, a Mumbai crime branch team questioned Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, for over eight hours. During the questioning, Rana gave evasive answers and did not co-operate, according to reports.
During the interrogation, Rana distanced himself from the attacks that claimed over 166 lives and injured hundreds on November 26, 2008. Rana reportedly told investigators that he had “no connection whatsoever” with the planning or execution of the attack. He also claimed that his childhood friend and co-accused, David Coleman Headley, was solely responsible for the reconnaissance and planning aspects.
Headley, who turned approver in the case, had earlier admitted to conducting recce missions across India, including in Mumbai, on behalf of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
Rana, a former officer of the Pakistan Army’s Medical Corps, was extradited to India from the United States recently to face justice in the Mumbai attack case.
