Delhi court allows 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana to talk to kin over phone
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Delhi court
on Monday allowed jailed 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to speak to his family members over a phone call.
Special Judge Chander Jit Singh allowed Rana the reprieve only one time.
The call would be in line with the jail manual and under the supervision of the
Tihar Jail
authority, the judge said.
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The court also called for a fresh report on Rana's health within 10 days from Monday.
A report from the jail authorities clarifying their stand on whether Rana should be allowed regular phone calls was also directed to be filed by the judge.
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The 64-year-old Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman is currently in judicial custody.
Rana, a close associate of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks main conspirator
David Coleman Headley
alias Daood Gilani, a US citizen, was brought to India after the US Supreme Court on April 4 dismissed his review plea against his extradition.
Advocate Piyush Sachdeva from Delhi Legal Services Authority was appointed to represent Rana.
Rana is accused of conspiring with Headley and operatives of designated terrorist organisations
Lashkar-e-Taiba
(LeT) and
Harkat-ul-Jihadi Islami
(HUJI) along with other Pakistan-based co-conspirators, to carry out the three-day terror siege of India's financial capital.
On November 26, 2008, a group of 10 Pakistani terrorists went on a rampage, carrying out a coordinated attack on a railway station, two luxury hotels and a Jewish centre, after they sneaked into India's financial capital using the sea route in the Arabian Sea.
As many as 166 people were killed in the nearly 60-hour assault.
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