New Delhi, May 3 (UNI) National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday collected the voice and handwriting samples of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Tahawwur Rana, who was extradited from the United States.
Piyush Sachdev Counsel for Rana stated that as per earlier order of the Special Court, NIA obtained the voice sample of Rana in its headquarters and collected his handwriting sample before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC).
On Monday, the court extended the NIA's custody of Rana, a Pakistani born Canadian for 12 more days, till May 9 and on Wednesday the court allowed the application of NIA for obtaining the voice and handwriting samples.
Tahawwur Rana is one of the accused who was chargesheeted by the NIA in 2011 and by Mumbai Police in 2023.
NIA chargesheeted Rana for a larger conspiracy beyond 26/11 Mumbai attacks whereas Mumbai Police chargesheeted him for his role in 26/11 terror strike.
The US Supreme Court has earlier rejected the appeal of Rana, a key accused in the 2008 terror attacks and cleared the way for his transfer to Indian custody.
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