26/11 Mumbai terror attack: Tahawwur Rana sent to Tihar till June 6
A Delhi court Friday sent 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to Tihar Jail till June 6.
Delhi's Patiala House Court sent Rana to judicial custody after he was produced before special National Investigation Agency (NIA) judge Chander Jit Singh a day before his custody with the NIA ended.
Last week, the NIA had collected Rana's voice and handwriting samples before the judge.
Rana, a close associate of 26/11 main conspirator David Coleman Headley, was brought to India on April 10 after his extradition from the United States.
On April 11, the court sent Rana to NIA custody for 18 days. On April 28, the court extended his custody by 12 days.
According to the agency, Rana had also played a key role in similar terrorist plots across India.
According to the NIA, Rana was also involved in planning future attacks in India and had met LeT operative Abdur Rehman in Dubai ahead of the Mumbai terror attacks.
Rana is accused of aiding and abetting the reconnaissance carried out by LeT scout David Coleman Headley, with whom he went to school in Pakistan, for the 26/11 attacks and of participating in the conspiracy by providing crucial logistical support to the attackers.
He was arrested in Chicago in 2009, months after the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008, in which 166 people were killed.
While senior advocate Dayan Krishnan and Special Public Prosecutor Narender Mann represent the NIA before Patiala House Court, legal aid counsel Piyush Sachdev and Lakshya Dheer appeared for Rana.
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