Maulana Khalid Rashid of Firangi Mahal, a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), welcomed the extradition of Tahwwur Rana, accused of terrorism on Friday, “The time of justice has come”. He said that he said that the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks killed and injured victims have come to get justice after 17 years of “long wait”.
Rashid said, “After a long wait of 17 years, the time of justice has come for all those killed and injured in the attack. At that time, we had also issued a fatwa against terrorism and prayed for all people. Even today, we say that such incidents are very wrong and now it is time that all those victims get justice.
After the arrest of Tahwwur Rana, accused of terrorism, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said this morning that further action can be taken to locate the “real” mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. He said that Rana, accused of 26/11, can reveal the mastermind behind the incident and that the person can be exposed to the person who had directed him to do such an act. Pawar emphasized the importance of Rana’s arrest in highlighting the mastermind and objectives behind the destructive incident.
Pawar told reporters here, “We were all in Mumbai during the 26/11 attacks, it was a very serious incident. We tried to find out who was the real mastermind behind the incident … Now we have caught this person (Tahwwur Rana) and he can tell who the real mastermind is behind the incident, who instructed him to do such an action.
He hoped that the interrogation of Rana would provide important information about the plan of attacks, including the objectives behind the individual and the objectives behind the destruction.
The United States Department of Justice has termed the extradition of terrorist Tahawwur Hussain Rana, convicted by the 26/11 heinous Mumbai terrorist attacks as “an important step”.
“Rana’s extradition is an important step towards bringing justice to six Americans and other victims killed in these heinous attacks,” the Department of Justice said in a statement issued on 10 April 2025.
The statement of the Department of Justice said that Rana, a 64 -year -old Canadian citizen and a native of Pakistan, has been extradited to prosecute 10 criminal allegations related to his alleged role in his alleged role in 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
