Tahawwur Hussain Rana: extradition case and outcome
Tahawwur Rana was convicted in the United States in 2011 of supporting Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and a plot against a Danish newspaper, and was acquitted of conspiracy to provide material support to the Mumbai attacks. India sought his extradition over the 2008 Mumbai attacks, and the United States extradited him in April 2025. As of February 2026 he was in custody in India awaiting trial.
Extradited Extradited from the United States to India in April 2025.3,2
Charges are allegations unless a court has convicted. Each record states what each court or minister decided and the person's public response.
Decisions
- Federal jury, US District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisConvicted him of conspiracy to provide material support to a plot to commit murder in Denmark and of providing material support to Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, and acquitted him of conspiracy to provide material support to the Mumbai attacks.1
- US District Judge Harry LeinenweberSentenced him to 14 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release.1
- Supreme Court of the United StatesRejected his petition for review against his extradition, according to AP.3
- US governmentExtradited him to India under the India US extradition treaty. India's National Investigation Agency announced the extradition on Thursday 10 April 2025 and said he had exhausted all legal avenues.3,2
What happened next
In custody in India awaiting trial as of 23 February 2026, according to Global News. He has not been convicted in India.2
Response
No statement by him on the Indian charges was found in the sources read. Global News reported that his lawyer appealed a Canadian move to revoke his citizenship, arguing the process was unfair.2
Legal points
- A US jury acquitted him in 2011 of conspiracy to provide material support to the Mumbai attacks, and India seeks to try him over the same attacks.1,2
- In February 2026 Canada's immigration department referred a citizenship revocation case to the Federal Court, alleging he misrepresented his residence in Canada.2
Sources
- US Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, Tahawwur Rana Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Supporting Pakistani Terror Group And Terror Plot In Denmark (17 January 2013)
- Global News, Canada moves to revoke citizenship of Tahawwur Rana, accused in Mumbai attack (23 February 2026)
- Associated Press (via PBS NewsHour), U.S. extradites key suspected conspirator behind 2008 Mumbai terror attacks to India (11 April 2025)