NIA takes Mumbai attacks mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana into 18-day custody

STC NEWS MONITORING DESK
NEW DELHI, APRIL 11(STC): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has today taken Mumbai attacks mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana into 18-day custody, says a report.
During the course of the custody, he will be questioned in detail to unravel the complete conspiracy behind the deadly 26/11 terror strike, reveals the report.
The NIA had produced Rana before the NIA Special Court at Patiala House after formally placing him under arrest on his arrival at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here on Thursday evening, following his successful extradition from the US.
The court on Friday sent Rana to 18-day NIA custody, following which he was brought from Patiala House courts complex to the NIA headquarters in a heavily-secured motorcade comprising Delhi Police’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and other security personnel.
“Rana will remain in NIA custody for 18 days, during which time the agency will question him in detail in order to unravel the complete conspiracy behind the deadly 2008 attacks, in which a total of 166 persons were killed and over 238 injured,” said a statement issued by the probe agency soon after the court’s order.
(STC)