Govt under whose rule blasts took place...: Amit Shah on Tahawwur Rana's extradition at Rising Bharat Summit

Home Minister Amit Shah at Rising Bharat Summit.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that Tahawwur Rana's extradition "is a big success of Modi government's diplomatic strength".

At the Rising Bharat Summit, Amit Shah said, "Whoever has even misbehaved with India's land, India's respect and India's citizens should be brought under the ambit of law in the country. And I believe Tahawwur Rana's extradition is a big success for the Modi government's diplomatic strength."

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Taking an indirect swipe at the past government of Congress, Shah said, "The government, under whose rule the bomb blasts took place, were unable to extradite him, but he will come back now and appear in our courts. He will be punished under our Constitution. This is a big achievement for the country."

According to a report by News18, a multi-agency team from India travelled to the United States to bring 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana to the country. The team is completing the paperwork and fulfilling the formalities and legalities with the US authorities.

The US Supreme Court recently denied Rana's last application seeking a stay on his extradition to India.

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“There is a very high possibility that Rana could be extradited to India shortly,” sources told CNN-News18.

During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US in February this year, President Donald Trump announced Rana’s extradition to India, describing him as “one of the plotters and one of the very evil people of the world”.

“Tahawwur Rana will be going back to India, where he will face justice,” Trump said at the press conference.

Who is Tahawwur Rana?

Tahawwur Rana was born in Chichawatni, which lies in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, in 1961. A physician by profession, Rana served as a Captain, General Duty practitioner in the Pakistan Army Medical Corps. Rana and his wife, who is also a physician, immigrated to Canada in 1997, and obtained Canadian citizenship in June 2001.

According to PTI, he lived primarily in Chicago and owned several businesses there, including an immigration service agency, First World Immigration Services, with offices in Chicago, New York and Toronto.

He is wanted in India for his alleged role in facilitating the 26/11 Mumbai attacks that killed over 174 people. His extradition has been a long-pending demand from India.