rana sent to tihar as court remands him in judicial custody
New Delhi, May 10 -- A Delhi court on Friday sent 26/11 mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana to Tihar jail till June 6 in judicial custody, a day before his National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody was going to expire.
The federal agency produced Rana for an in-camera hearing on Friday, being guarded by a posse of NIA and other security officials. Rana's extended 12-day NIA custody was going to expire on Saturday.
However, anticipating a security threat in view of the expected rush for Lok Adalat on Saturday, NIA produced Rana in Patiala House courts on Friday.
In a brief hearing before Special Judge (NIA) Chanderjit Singh, Rana was sent into judicial custody for 27 days.
Rana, a 64-year-old Canadian businessman of Pakistani origin, was extr...
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