India, April 12 -- Around the time the Donald Trump administration approved the extradition of Tahawwur Rana to India in February this year, his lawyer John D Cline made last ditch attempts to save him by writing a letter to secretary of state, Marco Rubio, citing his health and possibility of torture in India but the latter's office put its foot down.

Rather, Rubio's office said that the decision to send Rana to India complies with the obligations under United Nations' Convention Against Torture (CAT). The decision was also endorsed by the district judge and ninth circuit court of California, which originally denied his pleas against extradition in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

HT has accessed these letters exchanged between Cline and R...