Lawyer who led 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana extradition process to lead his prosecution in India
Senior advocate Dayan Krishnan, who led India’s arguments for the extradition of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana in a US court, is set to lead the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) prosecution in Delhi.
Krishnan, who has been associated with the extradition proceedings since 2010, will have assistance from Special Prosecutor Narender Mann, a seasoned criminal lawyer, who has earlier represented the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Delhi High Court.
Congress asserts that the extradition of 26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana to India on April 10, 2025, is the result of sustained efforts initiated by the UPA government in 2009. P. Chidambaram stated that the Modi government is wrongly taking credit for the extradition, which is a culmination of diplomatic, legal, and intelligence work.
“I am glad that Tahawwur Hussain Rana, one of the key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, was extradited to India on April 10, 2025, but the full story deserves to be told. While the Modi government is rushing to take credit for this development, the truth is far from their spin. This extradition is the culmination of a decade-and-a-half of painstaking diplomatic, legal, and intelligence efforts which were initiated, led, and sustained by the UPA government in close coordination with the United States,” Chidambaram said in a statement.