Tahawwur Rana

Mumbai (National Times): Tahawwur Rana, one of the key accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, has denied any involvement in the horrific assault during his interrogation by the Mumbai Crime Branch, according to sources familiar with the probe. Rana, a Pakistani-origin Canadian national currently in India following his extradition from the United States, reportedly shifted the blame to his longtime friend and co-accused, David Coleman Headley. During questioning, Rana claimed he had "no links whatsoever" to the deadly 26/11 attacks that killed over 160 people and injured hundreds across Mumbai. Instead, he accused Headley — a U.S. national who…

New Delhi (National Times): Investigators at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) are intensifying their probe into Tahawwur Rana’s alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, with plans now underway to collect the 64-year-old’s voice samples, according to sources familiar with the matter. Rana, a Canadian businessman of Pakistani origin, is undergoing sustained interrogation at the NIA’s Delhi headquarters after being extradited from the United States last week. Monday marked the fourth day of continuous questioning, as officials pressed him for details about his suspected links to Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the ISI, and the terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group held…