President Donald Trump on Thursday said that the United States has agreed to extradite Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana to India.
Trump, announcing the move during a briefing, said he is handing over a “very dangerous” man to India who is accused of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
“I am pleased to announce that my administration has approved the extradition of one of the plotters (Tahawwur Rana) and one of the very evil people of the world, having to do with the horrific 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack to face justice in India. He is going back to India to face justice,” US President Donald Trump said during the briefing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House.
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Pakistani-origin Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who was convicted for his role in the Mumbai terror attacks, will be interrogated by the Indian agencies and face trial.
Meanwhile, PM Modi said India is ready to take back the illegal immigrants, adding that those who stay in other countries illegally do not have any legal right.
“Those who stay in other countries illegally do not have any legal right to be there. As far as India and the US are concerned, we have always said that those who are verified and are truly the citizens of India – if they live in the US illegally, India is ready to take them back,” Modi said.
However, Modi added that the entire system of human trafficking should be destroyed.
“But it doesn’t stop just there for us. These are people from ordinary families. They are shown big dreams and most of them are such who are misled and brought here. So, we should attack this entire system of human trafficking. Together, it should be the effort of the US and India to destroy such an ecosystem from its roots so that human trafficking ends,” he said.
