New Delhi, June 9 (UNI) A court here on Monday allowed the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused, Tahawwur Hussain Rana, to talk with his family members over phone.
After hearing the application of accused, Special Judge Chander Jit Singh allowed Rana to talk with his family members.
Last week, the court extended till July nine the judicial custody of Rana, who was produced before the court through video conferencing(vc).
The court had earlier dismissed the application of Rana seeking to talk with his family members.
Tahawwur Rana, 64, Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman, is allegedly a close associate of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks main conspirator David Coleman Headley alias Daood Gilani, a US citizen.
Rana is accused of conspiring with Headley and operatives of designated terrorist organisations to carry out the three-day terror siege of India's financial capital.
The US Supreme Court last month dismissed the review petition of Rana against his extradition and cleared the way for his transfer to Indian custody.
Notably, a group of 10 Pakistani terrorists went on a rampage in the month of November, 2008, carrying out a coordinated attack on a railway station, two luxury hotels and a Jewish centre, after they sneaked into Mumbai using the sea route in the Arabian Sea. About 166 people were killed in this assault.
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