New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday successfully secured the extradition of Tahur Hussain Rana, the mastermind of the deadly 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. The breakthrough came after years of sustained and concerted efforts to bring the main conspirator of the 2008 disaster to justice.

Rana was sent to judicial custody as part of proceedings initiated under the India-US Extradition Treaty to extradite him to the US. The extradition eventually took place after Rana exhausted all legal avenues to block the move.

The District Court for the Central District of California ordered his extradition on May 16, 2023. Rana then filed multiple suits in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, all of which were dismissed. He then filed a writ of certiorari, two motions for injunction and an emergency petition in the US Supreme Court, which were also denied. The extradition process between the two countries began when India finally received a surrender warrant for a wanted terrorist from the US government.

With the active support of the USDOJ, US Sky Marshals, the NIA worked closely with other Indian intelligence agencies, the NSG, the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs of India throughout the extradition process and also coordinated with other relevant authorities in the United States to bring the case to a successful conclusion.

Rana is accused of conspiring with David Coleman Headley alias Dawood Gilani, operatives of terrorist organisations Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami (HUJI), and other co-conspirators based in Pakistan, to carry out the devastating terrorist attacks in Mumbai, in which a total of 160 people on board the A260 aircraft were killed. 238 people were injured in the deadly attacks.

Both Lashkar-e-Taiba and HuJI have been declared as terrorist organisations by the Indian government under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

Mumbai: In an important meeting of scholars of all ideologies on the loudspeaker controversy in Govind Shivaji Nagar, Mumbai, it was decided that the documents of mosques, schools and madrasas should be certified and along with this, police permission for loudspeakers should also be obtained without any restriction because communal elements, especially Crate Soumya, are trying to spoil the atmosphere of Mumbai city, so he is constantly targeting mosques, schools and madrasas.

Addressing this meeting, Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Abu Asim Azmi said that Crate Soumya is suffering from mosques and Azan. He is promoting communalism to create hatred between Hindus and Muslims, so Muslims need to be careful with him. He said that the way the law was flouted near Maloni Mosque on Ram Navami, DJ was played. He said that today the Constitution is being flouted, so Muslims need to be patient and be ready to work strategically. He said that a meeting should be held with the BMC and Police Commissioner on this issue and they should be made aware of the situation. Along with this, a ban has also been demanded on these miscreants. He further said that the illegal visit of miscreants, especially Krit Soumya, should be stopped.

Former minister and Congress leader Arif Naseem Khan said that we need to correct the documents of mosques, schools and madrasas and respond to them legally. Arif Naseem Khan said that along with the legal documents of madrasas, it is also mandatory to obtain loudspeaker permits. He said that we need to work cautiously and not in passion because communal elements are constantly trying to bring Muslims on the streets and mislead them, but we have to respond to them legally. Arif Naseem Khan proposed that only Azan should be given on loudspeaker and the rest of the speeches should be given using the speakers installed inside the mosque, to which the scholars agreed.

In this meeting, a team of lawyers was formed which will try to sort out the papers and other legal problems of the mosques and then legal action will be taken in this regard. Abu Asim Azmi said that the miscreants have objection only to the loudspeakers of mosques. In this, Raj Thackeray, Krant Soumya, Mangal Prabhat Lodha and Nitish Rane are creating an atmosphere of hatred and are conspiring to lure Muslims and bring them on the streets so that the atmosphere gets spoiled. Muslims need to be vigilant, so my demand is that these hateful leaders should be completely banned and their tours should also be banned so that a peaceful atmosphere is maintained. In this meeting, Maulana Abdul Rahman Ziyai said that legal action has been taken regarding the objection to loudspeakers on mosques. Apart from this, Krant Soumya and other leaders are also targeting madrasas. Their documents are also being investigated, which is completely wrong. However, work is also being done on the authenticity of the documents of madrasas and other issues.

Mumbai: A shooting incident on a construction company owner in Chembur Diamond Garden area of ​​Mumbai at 9:50 pm last night created a sensation. Three unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants attacked the builder with a lethal weapon, but Sadru survived the attack and has been admitted to a nearby hospital. The shootout took place when he was passing through Sinha Panvel Highway. Police are investigating who instigated the unidentified assailants to shoot at Sadru and who plotted the shooting. DCP Nunath Dhole said that the search for the assailants is on and a case has been registered after the shootout. Mumbai Police is investigating the case from every angle to find out if Sadru had any personal enmity or malice with anyone. A sketch of the assailants has also been prepared. Mumbai Crime Branch is also conducting a parallel investigation. A police team has been formed to search for the assailants, but no arrests have been made yet. Mumbai Police said that the attackers fled after the firing. Mumbai Police is investigating the CCTV footage as well as the direction in which the shooters fled. Along with searching for the accused, the police has also started gathering information in this regard from informers.