New Delhi, April 10 -- The years-long extradition process of Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, entered its last lap on Wednesday as a team of Indian investigators took custody of the 64-year-old to bring him to India, and top officials in Delhi held meetings, bolstered security measures, and prepared last-minute protocol to handle the high-profile prisoner.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team led by an inspector general rank officer will bring Rana in a special plane that is scheduled to land in India on Thursday, said highly placed officials.

The Pakistan-born Canadian physician lost his plea in the US Supreme Court against his extradition earlier this week. An update on the US Federal Bureau of P...