Mumbai Terror Accused Pakistani Tahawwur Rana Can be Extradited to India, Says US Court

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is sought by India for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, is extraditable to India under the extradition treaty between the two countries.

In its ruling on August 15, the court said, “The (India US Extradition) Treaty permits Rana’s extradition.”

The US court gave this ruling on an appeal filed by Rana. A panel of judges of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the District Court in the Central District of California’s denial of his habeas corpus petition challenging a magistrate judge’s certification of his as extraditable to India for his alleged participation in terrorist attacks in Mumbai.