The Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday, March 6, rejected the “emergency application” of Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, who was seeking to get his extradition to India stopped arguing he would be subjected to “torture”.
According to the US Supreme Court website, Tahawwur Rana’s application (24A852) was denied by Justice Kagan.
Tahawwur Rana, 64, a Canadian citizen of Pakistani descent, is currently lodged at a metropolitan detention center in Los Angeles. He is linked to David Coleman Headley, the Pakistani-American terrorist and one of the main conspirators behind the Mumbai attacks.
Tahawwur Rana submitted an “Emergency Application for Stay” to the Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court, requesting that his extradition be delayed until all legal appeals are exhausted.
In the application, Tahawwur Rana asserted that his extradition violates US law and the United Nations Convention Against Torture, arguing there are substantial grounds to believe that he would face torture if sent to India. He further claimed that, as a Muslim of Pakistani origin, his chances of being tortured are even higher.
