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**India Appoints Special Prosecutors for 26/11 Mumbai Attack Trial**

**New Delhi, May 16, 2025** – The Indian government has appointed a team of lawyers, led by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, to prosecute Tahawwur Hussain Rana, the Pakistani-Canadian terrorist recently extradited to India for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a notification stating the appointment was made under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, 2008, and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. The special prosecution team also includes Additional Solicitor General S. V. Raju, senior advocate Dayan Krishnan, and advocate Narender Mann. They will represent the NIA in the NIA Special Courts in Delhi, the Delhi High Court, and the Supreme Court of India for a period of three years or until the trial’s conclusion.

Rana, who was extradited from the United States after years of efforts by the NIA, was arrested upon his arrival in India on April 10. He is accused of playing a significant role in the conspiracy behind the Mumbai attacks, orchestrated by the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, which resulted in the deaths of 166 people and injuries to over 238.

Following his arrest, Rana was placed in judicial custody in Tihar jail after undergoing extensive interrogation by NIA investigators. The investigation aims to uncover the full extent of the conspiracy behind the attacks. Rana is also accused of making numerous phone calls to his co-conspirator, David Coleman Headley, and travelling across India prior to the attacks.

The NIA registered a case against Rana, Headley, and others in 2009 under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The investigation has also implicated senior members of LeT and Harkat-ul Jihadi Islami (HuJI), as well as officials from Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

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