On Friday, the United States Supreme Court rejected the extradition stay request of Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed more than 170 people.
Rana had approached the US Supreme Court, seeking an emergency stay on his previously allowed extradition.
His petition mentioned that ‘if a stay is not entered, there will be no review at all, and the US courts will lose jurisdiction, and the petitioner will soon be dead’.
The 26/11 terror attacks suspect alleged that his extradition to India would likely lead to his torture, given his status as a Pakistani-origin Muslim individual.
Last month, Rana’s extradition was greenlit by US President Donald Trump.
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