Mumbai Police Chargesheet Tahawwur Rana, Pakistani-Canadian Businessman, for 26/11 Attacks
Rana is accused of providing support to a terrorist organization under Section 39A of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)
Businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is of Pakistani descent and resides in Canada, has been charged by the Mumbai police with participating in the Mumbai terror attacks that occurred in November 2008 before this special court.
Rana, who is now detained in the United States, is accused of a number of crimes related to his involvement in the Mumbai attacks. He is also known to have ties to David Coleman Headley, a terrorist who is Pakistani-American and one of the major organizers of the 26/11 assaults.
The Mumbai police's crime department on Monday sent the over 400-page chargesheet—the fourth in the case so far—to the court's registry.
After the verification procedure is complete, the document will probably be presented before the special court on Tuesday, according to a government attorney.
According to a senior police official, Rana has been charged under section 39A of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), which relates to providing support to a terrorist organization.
The official added that this was the fourth chargesheet in the case and said, "We got some fresh evidence against Rana in the form of statements and documents."
In May of this year, a US judge approved the extradition of 62-year-old Rana to India, marking a significant triumph for the nation's authorities.
The businessman's extradition, however, was halted in August in order for him to stand prosecution in India for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
10 terrorists from Pakistan arrived by boat on November 26, 2008, and began a more than 60-hour siege of the financial center during which they attacked various locations including the city's landmarks, a hospital, and a Jewish center, killing a total of 166 people.
Ajmal Kasab, one of the ten terrorists, was captured alive, tried, and given the death penalty by a special court.
He was executed by hanging at Pune's Yerawada Central Prison in November 2012, two years after the court had found him guilty.
