The mastermind behind the infamous 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Tahawwur Rana, is now in India. The NIA court has issued an 18-day custody period during which Rana will face intense interrogation on all facets related to the attacks. A significant moment captured in a photograph shows when US Marshals, on Tuesday, officially handed over Rana to representatives of India's Ministry of External Affairs in California's Central District.
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Rana is confined in a cell on the ground floor of the NIA Headquarters, with the interrogation room strategically placed above it on the third floor. The interrogation team is led by DIG Jaya Roy, who played a pivotal role in bringing Rana from the USA to India. Daily reports of this intensive questioning will be sent to the concerned officials.
What Is Tahawwur Rana's Cell Like?
The cell furnished with only basic necessities has a bed on the floor and an attached bathroom. Its dimensions are 14x14. Food and other essentials will be provided to Rana within this cell, which is fortified with multiple layers of digital security, ensuring 24-hour surveillance by guards. Only NIA's top 12 officials are permitted entry.
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NIA has crafted a 30-question list for the interrogation of Tahawwur Rana.
1) Where was Tahawwur Rana during the November 26, 2008 attacks?
2) Why did Tahawwur Rana visit India from November 8 to November 21, 2008, and where did he travel?
3) Whom did Tahawwur Rana meet during his stay in India?
4) When did Rana find out about the impending major terrorist attack in Mumbai on November 26, 2008?
5) How long has he known David Coleman Headley? Why did he send him to India on a forged visa?
6) What did Headley report to Rana about his visits in India?
7) What was Headley's mission in India, and what was discussed during his stay?
8) What roles did Rana and Headley assume in the Mumbai attacks?
9) How did Rana assist in securing an Indian visa for Headley?
10) What were their roles in planning the Mumbai attacks?
11) How did Headley aid in information gathering for the attacks?
12) How does he know Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed, and when did they first meet?
13) What is the nature of his relationship with Hafiz Saeed?
14) How did he assist Lashkar-e-Taiba and what did they offer in return?
15) Besides Hafiz Saeed, how many others in Lashkar-e-Taiba does he know? When was the last communication?
16) What is the structure and recruitment process of Lashkar-e-Taiba? How many members are there?
17) Who provides funding for Lashkar-e-Taiba, and who are the significant contributors?
18) Who supplies weapons, and from which countries do they acquire them?
19) How do the Pakistani Army and ISI support these activities?
20) How are attack targets chosen, and does the ISI give instructions for attacks?
21) Who provides training to Lashkar members?
22) How many ISI officers train each group, and what is involved in their training?
23) Why did he leave his medical career to pursue terrorism?
24) What were his connections with Pakistani intelligence agency ISI, and how did Headley introduce him?
25) What was the ISI's planning, and were all targets attacked?
26) Besides Major Iqbal and Samir Ali, were other high-ranking officials involved? If so, who were they?
27) Who finances the planning of terror activities?
28) Does the Pakistani government know about these attacks besides the ISI?
29) Who gives instructions to attackers during the strikes?
30) How are people motivated to carry out suicide attacks?
31) How many people are involved in the entire planning, and what are their roles?
