India, May 15 -- The ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Thursday appointed solicitor general Tushar Mehta as a lead prosecutor in the national investigation agency (NIA) case against 26/11 attacks accused Tahawwur Rana.

Along with Mehta, additional solicitor general SV Raju, senior advocate Dayan Krishnan, and advocate Narender Mann have also been appointed as lead prosecutors in the case.

"In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 15 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (34 of 2008), read with sub-section (8) of section 18 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, the Central Government hereby appoints a team of Special Public Prosecutors headed by Shri Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General of I...