<p>The US Supreme Court has cleared Mumbai 26/11 attacks convict <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/26-11-mumbai-terror-attacks-survivor-says-tahawwur-hussain-rana-should-be-hanged-23471696" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Tahawwur Rana&rsquo;s</a> extradition to India, dismissing his review petition against the move.</p>
<p>Rana, 64, is currently detained at the Metropolitan Detention Centre in Los Angeles.</p>
<p>India sought the extradition of the Canadian national of Pakistani origin, who was convicted in the 2008 <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/16-years-on-2611-survivors-and-families-relive-the-pain-of-an-unforgettable-night-23436191" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai terrorist attacks case</a>. This was Rana&rsquo;s last chance to resist extradition to India. Earlier, he lost a legal battle in several federal courts, including the US Court of Appeals for the North Circuit in San Francisco.</p>
<p>Rana, on November 13, had filed a petition for a writ of certiorari (asking a higher court to review a lower court&rsquo;s decision) before the US Supreme Court. The US government had argued that this petition should be denied. The apex court rejected his plea on January 21, a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the President of the US.</p>
<p>Rana is known to be associated with Pakistani-American terrorist <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/colaba-wall-art-honors-2611-bravery-celebrates-mumbais-resilience-23436195" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">David Coleman Headley</a>, one of the main conspirators of the 26/11 attacks. A total of 166 people, including six US nationals, were killed in the attacks in which 10 Pakistani terrorists laid a 60-hour siege, attacking and killing people at iconic and vital locations of the city.&nbsp;</p>
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The US Supreme Court has cleared 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks convict Tahawwur Rana’s extradition to India, dismissing his review petition against the move

26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: US top court clears Tahawwur Rana’s extradition to India

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The Canadian national had moved a petition in a last-ditch attempt to prevent his extradition

US top court clears Tahawwur Rana’s extradition to India

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