Tavavur Rana in India: Dayan Krishnan, Advocate who led the extradition fight, in Nia’s 26/11 terror attack case
New Delhi: Senior Advocate Dayan KrishnanWho led India’s case to extradite the plotter Tavavur Rana of 26/11 Mumbai attack in the Supreme Court of the United States, will now lead the National Investigation Agency (NIA) prosecution in Delhi.
Rana, who worked closely with David Coleman Headley (also known as Dude Gilani), an American citizen, an American citizen, who is allegedly an N-Root for India after India after India. US Supreme Court On 4 April, his review petition against extradition was dismissed.
Since 2010, Krishnan, associated with the extradition process, will work with special prosecutor Narnder Mann, who is an experienced criminal advocate, first represented the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Delhi High Court.
According to sources among additional legal representatives, the NIA lawyer along with the Sajjee Shajdari and Sridhar Kale are involved.
There was a significant development in May 2023, in which Rana’s test began in 2018.
Rana had provided passports for fellow Jihadi, Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley, alias Dawood Gilani, who traveled to India to select the target for the terrorist attack for the terrorist attack being prepared by Lashkar in collaboration with the ISI, Pakistan spy agency. Rana captured the deaths in Mumbai on 26 November 2008 and said that Jihadis responsible for this should be given the highest posthumous military honors of Pakistan as per Nia.
Till now only Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist was included in the 26/11 rampage, which was alive, prosecuted.
A source close to extradition proceedings said, “The most important decision of his extradition came on 16 May 2023, the first decision by the Magistrate Judge, US District Court of Central District of California.”
The Magistrate Court approved the extradition and supported Krishnan’s position, confirming that Rana’s position did not form a double threat.
The proceedings showed a deep legal debate between Krishnan and extradition expert Paul Garlic QC, who defended Rana.
While Garlic said that it was in double threat, Krishnan said that the elements of crime, not the behavior of the accused, determines the circumstances.
Double danger refers to punish someone twice for the same offense.
The court accepted the arguments submitted by Krishnan, who represented the Government of India along with the US Department of Justice.
Another important victory occurred when the US District Judge rejected Rana’s appeal on August 10, 2023.
After this shock, Rana approached the US Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, but faced rejection on August 15, 2024, according to the source.
Rana, the age of 64 and a Canadian citizen born in Pakistan sought help from the US Supreme Court, who refused relief on 21 January 2025.
Finally, on 4 April, the US Supreme Court dismissed Rana’s review petition, his last attempt to avoid extradition, the source said.
On 26 November 2008, ten Pakistani terrorists launched a coordinated attacks in Mumbai’s CST, two luxury hotels and a Jewish center after entering India’s financial center through the Arabian Sea. The three -day siege resulted in 166 deaths.
