26/11 accused Rana's judicial custody extended till August 13; NIA files supplementary chargesheet

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A Delhi court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana till August 13.

Special Judge Chander Jit Singh passed the order after Rana was produced before it through video conference after expiry of his judicial custody granted earlier.

Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against Rana in connection with the case. The court is likely to consider the supplementary chargesheet on August 13.

"The supplementary chargesheet pertains to the submission of documents regarding the extradition of accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana and additional evidence collected by NIA," the agency said in a statement.

The agency also submitted a compliance report "regarding the supply of documents related to the earlier chargesheet filed in 2011", the statement said.

The court on July 15 will hear the application moved by Rana seeking a telephonic call with his family.

Rana is a close associate of 26/11 main conspirator David Coleman Headley alias Daood Gilani, a US citizen. He was brought to India after the US Supreme Court on April 4 dismissed his review plea against his extradition to India.

On November 26, 2008, a group of 10 Pakistani terrorists went on a rampage, carrying out a coordinated attack on a railway station, two luxury hotels and a Jewish centre, after they sneaked into India's financial capital through the sea route.

A total of 166 people were killed in the nearly 60-hour assault.