Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, was brought to India on Thursday after being “successfully extradited” from the US following which he was formally  arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), officials said. The 64-year-old Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin landed in Delhi in a special plane on Thursday evening, officials said.

“With the active assistance of USDoJ, the US Sky Marshal, NIA worked closely with other Indian intelligence agencies, NSG through the entire extradition process, which also saw India’s Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs coordinating with the other relevant authorities in the United States to take the matter to its successful conclusion,” the NIA  said in statement.