Was a burden that the conspirator of 26/11 attacks was not in our custody: CM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday expressed happiness and welcomed the extradition of 2611 attack accused Tahawwur Rana from the United States to IndiaFadnavis made the comments while addressing a joint press conference in Mumbai with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw who had announced the sanction of railway projects in the stateI am very happy that the accused in the 2611 Mumbai attacks and one of the conspirators Tahawwur Rana has been brought to India I thank the Prime Minister on behalf of Mumbaikars for bringing the conspirator to India to face the Indian judicial system Fadnavis saidTalking about how he had carried the burden of the conspirator of the attacks not being in custody Fadnavis continued It was a burden on us that Kasab was executed as per law but the conspirator was not in our custodyNow the Maharashtra CM has assured that Rana will be facing due process in court while any help needed by the National Investigation Agency NIA who currently has custody of Rana will be given by the Mumbai PoliceHe is with NIA now and they are investigating the case Now the NIA will take calls about the investigation and the legal procedures to be followed Whatever information we need we will take from NIA and if they need any assistance we will do so through Mumbai Police he saidRana 64 a Canadian citizen and native of Pakistan was extradited to stand trial in India on 10 criminal charges stemming from his alleged role in the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai the DoJ statement saidHe is charged with numerous offences including conspiracy murder commission of a terrorist act and forgery related to his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks by LaskhareTayyiba LeT a designated terrorist organizationThe National Investigation Agency NIA successfully secured Ranas extradition after years of sustained and concerted efforts to bring the key conspirator behind the 2008 mayhem to justiceAccording to the NIA Rana was being held in judicial custody in the US pursuant to proceedings initiated under the IndiaUS Extradition Treaty for his extradition The extradition finally came through after Rana had exhausted all legal avenues to stay on the move He was brought to India on April 10 and produced before an NIA court where he was sent to 18 days of custodyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params