Convicted terrorist Tahawwur Rana, accused of participating in Mumbai massacre, asks for immediate release from prison
Share this @internewscast.com

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 12:20AM

Convicted terrorist asks for immediate release from prison

CHICAGO (WLS) — A convicted terrorist from Chicago is asking for immediate release from prison, even though he has already been cleared for extradition to India where authorities have charged him as a plotter in the 2008 terror attack in Mumbai.

Tahawwur Rana claims his extradition would violate the U.S.-India extradition treaty, saying he has been tried and acquitted in Chicago federal district court on the identical conduct that India wants to prosecute him for in a death penalty case.

SEE ALSO | Long wait continues for Chicagoan facing extradition for Mumbai attack plot

For several days in November 2008, heavily armed commandos from a Pakistani terror group held Mumbai under siege. When it ended, 166 innocent victims were dead, including six Americans.

Rana and accomplice David Coleman Headley, also a Pakistani-Chicagoan, were arrested. Headley pleaded guilty and cooperated against Rana during a Chicago trial. Rana was convicted of supporting to Pakistani terror group and a plot in Denmark, but was found not guilty of a role in the Mumbai attack despite what prosecutors considered solid evidence.

RELATED | On 12th anniversary of Mumbai massacre, India wants Chicagoan in hangman’s noose

After serving 10 years for the Denmark plot, he was cleared by a U.S. judge to be sent back to India to stand trial for the Mumbai massacre. But in a newly filed 34-page motion for immediate release from prison, Rana’s attorneys said the Chicago transcripts and exhibits “fail to establish probable cause that he committed the offenses for which India has charged him.”

If Rana is extradited, his attorney said it will be the first time in American history that a person tried and acquitted domestically will face a second trial for the same charge overseas.

The Mumbai massacre is considered to be India’s September 11. Because so many of the terrorists were killed in 2008, Rana is considered by Indian officials to be the best hope for somebody to finally pay a stiff price for the attack.

Copyright © 2023 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.

Share this @internewscast.com
You May Also Like
Orioles legend Brooks Robinson dead at 86

Orioles legend Brooks Robinson dead at 86

Baseball Hall of Famer and Orioles legend Brooks Robinson died Tuesday, the…
Pioneering Black portraitist Barkley L. Hendricks is first artist of color to get solo show at Frick

Frick Exhibits Solo Show by Barkley L. Hendricks, Trailblazing Black Portraitist

NEW YORK – A dozen years ago, Barkley L. Hendricks, the pioneering…
Stop overprotecting your children — coddling kills their exercise: study

Stop overprotecting your children — coddling kills their exercise: study

Helicopter parenting didn’t fly for this study. New research out of Australia…
Biden Administration's Double Standard on Full Display as German Homeschooling Family Faces Deportation

Biden Administration's Double Standard on Full Display as German Homeschooling Family Faces Deportation

As chaos reigns on the U.S. southern border and illegal immigrants pour…
WATCH: Jack-In-The-Box employee shot at Florida family in drive-thru over curly fries, according to court docs

WATCH: Jack-In-The-Box employee shot at Florida family in drive-thru over curly fries, according to court docs

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A newly released video shows a Jack-In-The-Box employee…
NEW: Dr. Fauci Was Secretly Escorted to CIA HQ to 'Influence' the COVID-19 Origins Review

NEW: Dr. Fauci Was Secretly Escorted to CIA HQ to 'Influence' the COVID-19 Origins Review

In yet another big piece of news released on Tuesday, House investigators…
Wedding hall fire kills at least 100 people, injures 150 more in northern Iraq

Wedding hall fire kills at least 100 people, injures 150 more in northern Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq…
Gary Sinise to receive honorary AARP Purpose Prize Award

Gary Sinise selected as recipient of honorary AARP Purpose Prize Award

LOS ANGELES – Gary Sinise will receive an honorary AARP Award for…
Government shutdown 2023: Which federal programs would be impacted first in a government shutdown

Government shutdown 2023: Which federal programs would be impacted first in a government shutdown

Much of the government is getting close to shutting down Oct. 1…
Gabby Morgan Swaine, 27, from Springfield, Illinois , is the founder of GM Photography

Wedding photographer goes viral after sharing ‘genius’ hack for ensuring a bride’s necklace stays perfectly in place ALL DAY

Gabby Morgan Swaine, 27, from Illinois, is the founder of GM Photography …
The 12 couples who are still together

The 12 couples who are still together

Almost paradise indeed. Ever since “Bachelor in Paradise” premiered in the summer…
SAPD, Crime Stopper search for clues after woman found with gunshots to head after crash

Investigation Underway as SAPD and Crime Stoppers Seek Clues Following Woman’s Fatal Headshot in Car Collision

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police and Crime Stoppers are asking for…