In a major development, the US Supreme Court has rejected Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana’s emergency plea to halt his extradition to India, bringing him one step closer to facing trial for his alleged role in the 26/11 attacks.
Rana, 64, is currently incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles. In a last-ditch legal move, he had filed an “Emergency Application for Stay” with Associate Justice Elena Kagan, seeking to block his extradition. However, the Supreme Court’s website confirmed the rejection with a simple note dated March 6, 2025: “Application… denied by Justice Kagan.”
With this verdict, Rana has exhausted another legal avenue, making his extradition to India increasingly imminent. Indian authorities have been seeking his custody to prosecute him for his alleged involvement in planning and facilitating the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, which killed 166 people and shook the nation.
As the legal barriers diminish, all eyes are now on the final steps of his extradition process and India’s preparations to bring him to justice.
