Tavavur Hussain Rana, who was convicted in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, has lost his final legal option in the US to avoid extradition in India. The Supreme Court in the US on Saturday approved Rana’s extradition as it rejected the review request of the terrorist convict against his convict. It clears the way for India to extradite the terrorist mastermind and judge it.
Apart from Rana, India is trying to bring back many other criminals, who changed the fugitive to escape the laws back home. The government said last month that in all fugitives, one -third of the US is hidden in the US, which has become a “safe shelter” for criminals and terrorists.
A list of 5 major extradition battles being fought by the country abroad is given here:
Tavavur Hussain Rana
Rana, a Pakistani-man canadian businessman, wants his role in Mumbai attacks in which more than 160 people were killed. A former military doctor who served in the Pakistan Army had prior knowledge of the 2008 attacks. He was arrested in 2009 for a terrorist conspiracy in Denmark. In addition to the case, he has been convicted of helping Lashkar-e-Taiba (late) with physical support. In the latest update, the US Supreme Court has cleared its extradition in India.
Reading: US Supreme Court clarified the extradition of Tavavur Rana for India on 26/11
Arsha Dalla
Khalistani terrorist Arshdeep Singh Gill Alia Arsh Dalla, D-Facto leader of the banned outfit Khalistan Tiger Force, is located in Canada. He is wanted in more than 50 cases of murder, attempt to murder, extortion and terrorist acts in India. He was designed a “terrorist” in January 2004. Sources suggest that he is in touch with the Pakistani spy agency ISI. Dalla was arrested last October after being injured in an attack. Since then, India has been trying to extradite him, but he got bail in December.
Reading: Khalistani terrorist Arsh Dal gets bail in Canada to push for India’s extradition
Anmol Bishnoi
Anmol Bishnoi is the younger brother of Lawrence Bishnoi, who runs a dreaded Bishnoi gang from a prison in Gujarat. He is wanted in India for several high-profile cases, including the killings of Punjabi singer Sidhu Mouswala and politician Baba Siddiq. Enmol was arrested in the US last November for entering the country without valid documents. Intelligence sources had indicated that despite the request of custody from Delhi, there was no possibility of being extradited so soon.
Reading: Squirrel Cage Jail Chilling History, where Anmol Bishnoi is recorded
Vijay Mallya
Liquor Baron Vijay Mallya, who is facing a loan default case of over Rs 9,000 crore, left India in 2016 and currently in the UK. He is wanted in India for fraud after the collapse of its largest company Kingfisher Airlines. He was declared a fugitive in 2019. India is in a long legal battle for Mallya’s custody, which is unlikely to end soon. Back home, a CBI court issued a separate non-bailable warrant last year, in a separate rupee Rs 180 crore loan default case.
Nirav Modi
Diamantaire Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi are the main accused in the Rs 14,000 crore PNB loan fraud case. Both are being investigated on an alleged Nexus with bank officials who helped them in fraud. Nirav Modi left the country in 2018 and was arrested in London in the same year. Now loaded in Britain’s prison, he has so far lost all his petitions against extradition in India. Mehul Choksi is now in Antigua.
In addition, there is a list of many other criminals who are trying to bring back India. The list includes a weapon deal advisor Sanjay Bhandari, who is in the UK and face allegations of tax evasion and money laundering.
Saurabh Chandrakar, the promoter of Mahadev Bittibaz app, is facing extradition on allegations of money laundering after his arrest in Dubai in 2023. It was then stated that he was placed under the “House Detention” amidst efforts by Indian agencies to secure their exile.
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