Picture: NIA / X Tahawwur Hussain Rana in custody
Mumbai attacks mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana will be questioned in detail by the National Investigation Agency to unravel the conspiracy behind the deadly 26/11 terror strike and his role as a planner of the attacks after a court New Delhi granted the agency his 18-day custody early Friday.
The anti-terror agency had produced Rana before the NIA Special Court at Patiala House after formally placing him under arrest on his arrival in New Delhi on Thursday evening, following his extradition from the United States.
Special NIA judge Chander Jit Singh sent Rana to 18-day custody while the NIA sought 20-day custody.
NIA Takes Custody of 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack Mastermind Tahawwur Rana Following Special Courts Orders pic.twitter.com/5A3rwETNx8
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The National Investigation Agency has said accused Tahawwur Rana planned several other plots similar to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks to target multiple Indian cities.
Rana was brought to the Patiala House Court in a cavalcade, including a jail van, an armoured SWAT vehicle and an ambulance, late Thursday night.
NIA Formally Arrests 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack Conspirator Tahawwur Rana on Arrival at IGI, New Delhi pic.twitter.com/CEdO1QwURi
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Senior advocate Dayan Krishnan and Special Public Prosecutor Narender Mann represented the NIA.
Before the proceedings, the judge asked Rana if he had a lawyer.
After Rana said he did not have a lawyer, the judge informed him that a counsel was being provided to him from the Delhi Legal Services Authority.
Meanwhile , As reported byu PTI, Security has been stepped up outside the National Investigation Agency headquarters where Mumbai attacks mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana has been lodged after the agency secured his 18-day custody following his extradition from the United States.
“We have stepped up security arrangements outside the NIA headquarters to maintain law and order. Additional police and paramilitary force personnel have have been deployed,” a senior police officer said.
