India, April 11 -- Authorities used dummy code for the Gulfstream G550 jet that brought the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Ranafrom the US to India on Thursday, media reports said.

Taking utmost care in Rana's extradition, a dummy code was prepared for the chartered plane, Gulfstream G550, that carried him to India. This was so that he could not be traced on public flight trackers and the risk of attack could be reduced, reported Navbharat Times.

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Friday sent the 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused Tahawwur Rana to 18-day custody, hours after he arrived in India following his extradition from the US.

Rana landed in New Delhi on Thursday evening on a special flight and was arre...