US federal court to certify India's request to arrest the accused Tahawwur Rana, who is sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. The Biden administration has approved the request to extradite Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur. US District Court Judge Jacqueline Chooljian has scheduled the extradition hearing for April 22.
Before the US federal court decision, Assistant US Attorney John J. Lulejian in his submission said that Rana meets all the criteria to be deported to India for his trial in the Mumbai terrorist attack. Whereas Rana's lawyer had opposed his extradition on February 4. Mr. Lulejian in his submission on Monday said that the United States respectfully requests an extradition hearing following on April 22, 2021. The court certifies India's request for Rana's extradition for the Secretary of State's surrender decision. India's extradition request includes evidence to establish probable cause that the individual appearing in court is the outlaw who committed the offense for which extradition is requested. The Assistant US Attorney said that the Mumbai attack accused does not oppose that he is the person who India alleges committed the charged crimes. Instead, he not only challenged impropriety in this extradition proceeding, but his claims are also not supported by the law or the evidence.
But in the end, the attorney claims that "Rana has failed to demonstrate that he cannot be extradited to India as a result of his prior prosecution in the United States."
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