Delhi court turns down Tahawwur Rana’s plea to interact with family

A Delhi court yesterday turned down 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Tahawwur Rana’s plea to talk to his family members. Special Judge Chander Jit Singh rejected Rana’s application seeking permission to speak with his family members as they must be worried about his well-being. During the hearing, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) opposed the application, contending he could share crucial information with family members if allowed to meet them.

Rana, a former Pakistan



Army Medical Corps officer and the key conspirator in the deadly 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, was remanded to 18-day custody of the anti-terror agency on April 11. A day before, he was flown to New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on a special flight from Los Angeles following his extradition from the United States. Upon his arrival in the capital, Rana was formally arrested by the NIA team after completion of all legal formalities.