Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, was remanded to judicial custody by a Delhi court on May 9, 2025. Following the court’s order, he was transferred to Tihar Jail in New Delhi later that evening amid heavy security. Rana is currently housed in a high-security cell and is under 24-hour surveillance .

The court’s decision came a day before the expiration of his National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody. Rana’s judicial custody is set to last until June 6, 2025 .

Rana, a Pakistani-Canadian, was extradited to India after the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed his appeal against extradition. He is accused of conspiring with David Coleman Headley and others in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, which resulted in the deaths of 166 people, including six Americans. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) alleges that Rana was also involved in planning future attacks in India and had met Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Abdur Rehman in Dubai ahead of the 26/11 attacks .

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