Editor's Pick: The case for extraditing Tahawwur Rana

The Hindu Newsletter - Newsletter - subject [The Hindu Logo]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( [Linkedin]( [Instagram]( Monday 30, November 2020 [alt_text]( Editor's Pick [The case for extraditing Tahawwur Rana]( [alt_text]( (The Editor's Pick is a new newsletter from The Hindu that provides a snapshot of the most important stories from today's edition of our newspaper, along with a note from our top editors on why we chose to give prominence to these stories.) The Hindu has exclusively accessed papers filed by the U.S. government in India's extradition appeal for [26/11 terror attack]( accused Tahawwur Rana. These papers, filed in a California court ahead of the extradition hearing in February 2021, detail the communication between Rana and [David Headley, another prime accused]( in the case who is currently in jail in the U.S. The communications intercepted by the FBI in 2009 has [Pakistani-Canadian citizen Rana]( asserting his role in the terror attack and supporting it as "the Indians deserved it". Rana, who was a businessman in Chicago, has been in jail since his arrest in 2009. His sentence, which was to be completed in September 2021, was commuted in June this year after he contracted[COVID-19](. He was [rearrested by U.S. authorities over India's extradition request.]( Headley had used the immigration business of Rana, his schoolmate from Pakistan, as a cover to carry out extensive surveillance in Mumbai ahead of the 26/11 attacks in 2008. The documents show that Rana was conspiring for further attacks in India and elsewhere with Headley in 2009. Also, Rana had been in direct communication with some of Headley's contacts in Pakistan. Headley, who is serving out a 35-year sentence, cannot be extradited to India due to the nature of the plea bargain he made with U.S. authorities and the legal concept of double jeopardy, under which a person cannot be punished for the same crime twice. However, the U.S. government has supported India's extradition request for Rana, and opposed his argument that he can get the same cover that prevents Headley's extradition. This argument of the U.S government, and the details of the amount of planning that went into the 26/11 attacks that come out in the documents, are what make the story important. The Big Story [Dilli Chalo protest | Burari is an open jail, say farmers rejecting Centre’s conditional invitation for talks]( [alt_text]( From the Front Page [alt_text]( [26/11 key accused wanted ‘medal’ for ‘top class’ input contribution]( [alt_text]( [First case under conversion ordinance in U.P.]( From the Opinion Pages [alt_text]( [The Paris Agreement is no panacea]( [alt_text]( [Clear the fog, draw up a clear vaccination policy]( Today's Editorials [Reaping the whirlwind: On farmer]( protests [Historic recession: On India’s G](DP slump You are receiving this email because you are a user of [thehindu.com]( If you do not wish to receive any such emails, [unsubscribe here.](mailto:rm-0b43tebtbf2f90kaup33rtbysa8hkwv@newsalert.thehindu.com?subject=Unsubscribe&body=You will be unsubscribed from our mailing list.) To ensure you continue to receive emails from The Hindu in your inbox, please add newsletters.th@newsalert.thehindu.com to your contact. If you can't see the mailer, please [click here.]( Group Sites [The Hindu]( | [இந்து தமிழ் திசை]( | [Business Line]( | [BL on Campus]( | [Sportstar]( | [Frontline]( | [The Hindu Centre]( | [Images]( | [roofandfloor]( | [Classifieds]( Copyright @ 2020 ,THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. [About Us]( | [Contact Us]( | [Digital Subscription](