Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana's extradition hearing in US tomorrow

A federal US court in Los Angeles has scheduled on its calendar the inperson extradition hearing of Tahawwur Rana the Pakistaniorigin Canadian businessman who is sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack in IndiaThe extradition hearing at the request of the Indian government would be held in the court of Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian in Los AngelesThe court records suggested that the US government submitted a set of sealed Indian documents before the court twice this week the latest one being on Wednesday On request the content of the documents have been sealed The extradition hearing is scheduled for 130 local time which is 2 am IST on Friday June 25ldquoUnited States of America v Tahawwur Hussain Rana InPerson CUSTODY a Courtroom deputy clerk of US District Court central District of California said in the courts calendar for Thursday Proceedings Extradition Hearingrdquo it saidThe United State government in multiple submissions before the court has made a declaration in support of the ldquoUnited States Surrebuttal in Support of its Request for Certification of ExtraditionrdquoRana 59 is sought in India in connection with his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attackRana a childhood friend of prime convict David Coleman Headley was rearrested on June 10 2020 in Los Angeles on an extradition request by India for his involvement in the Mumbai terror attack in which 166 people including six Americans were killed He has been declared a fugitive by IndiaHeadley 60 was made an approver in the case and is currently serving a 35year prison term in the US for his role in the attack Rana has opposed his extradition to India arguing that he has already been convicted by a US court in ChicagoThe United States government asserts that the premise of Ranas argument is incorrect because the Indian substantive charges are not considered lesser included offenses of their conspiracy chargesAs per the IndiaUS Extradition Treaty the Indian government has requested the formal extradition of Rana and the United States has initiated this extradition proceeding The US government has argued that Rana meets all the criteria warranting certification of his extradition to IndiaThese are the court has both personal and subject matter jurisdiction there is an extradition treaty between the United States and India that is in full force and effect and the crimes for whichRanas extradition is sought are covered by the terms of the treatyIn his previous court submission on February 4 Ranas attorney had argued that Ranas extradition is barred under Article 6 of the United StatesIndia extradition treaty because he had previously been acquitted of the offences for which his extradition is sought and under Article 9 of the treaty because the government has not established probable cause to believe that Rana committed the alleged offencesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever