26/11 Mumbai attack: Delhi court extends Tahawwur Rana’s NIA custody for 12 more days

Special NIA judge Chander Jit Singh extended Rana's custody on NIA's request after his previous 18-day remand got over

A Delhi court on Monday (April 28, 2025) extended the National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody of Tahawwur Hussain Rana, one of the accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, for 12 days.

Special judge Chander Jit Singh of Patiala House Court allowed the custody extension on a plea filed by the central investigative agency that had produced Rana in the court on April 28, on the expiry of his 18-day custody, amid tight security and with his face covered.

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While ordering the NIA custody of the accused, the court directed the agency to conduct his medical examination every 24 hours along with a meeting with his lawyer every alternate day, in the presence of NIA officials, who would be at an audible distance.

On April 10, this court had remanded 64-year-old Pakistani-origin Canadian-American, Rana, wanted for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks conspiracy, to 18-day NIA custody.

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The court last week refused to allow the accused to speak to his family.

The accused was extradited by the United States to India on April 10 and is now facing trial in the case, 17 years after the attacks that killed more than 166 people in 2008.

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The central agency had charged Rana for the terror attack conspiracy with his friend David Headley, the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) mastermind who carried out the planning and reconnaissance operations for the Mumbai attacks at the behest of LeT chief Hafiz Saeed.

The NIA says that Rana was involved in the planning of the Mumbai attacks, assisting Headley in procuring a visa and creating a false identity so he could travel to India. He has been charged with criminal conspiracy, waging war against the government of India, murder and forgery and under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

Published - April 28, 2025 05:04 pm IST