‘Tahawwur Rana should be hanged…’, says eyewitness who was shot in leg in Mumbai terror attack

Mumbai 26/11 Terror Attack Eyewitness: Devika Natwarlal, 24, who was shot in the leg in the Mumbai 26/11 terror attack, on Thursday (May 18) welcomed the US court’s nod for extradition of accused Tahawwur Rana to India. With this, Devika said that she would be more happy if the accused is hanged or punished severely.

Devika Natwarlal was just 9 years old at the time of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. He claimed to be the youngest eyewitness to the attack. According to news agency PTI, he said that no purpose would be served by bringing Rana to India and keeping him in jail, more information should be gathered from him (about the terror attack).

‘Rana should be punished like this….’

Devika Natwarlal said that she was shot in her right leg at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) during the attack and several people were killed in front of her. He said, “He (Rana) knew that an attack was going to happen and people would be shot… Ten terrorists come to our city and open fire.”

He said that such a terrorist, who planned (for terror attack) along with David Headley (a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba), should be punished. Devika said that Rana should be punished in such a way that no one tries to do something like this in our country or anywhere else.

Rana’s extradition is a significant legal victory for India

The accused Tahawwur Rana is currently in the federal lockup in Los Angeles. In November 2008, 166 people, including six Americans, were killed in Mumbai during an attack by Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists. Rana’s extradition was demanded from America. A US court in California has approved Rana’s extradition to India. It is considered an important legal victory for India.

US Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian of the District Court of the Central District of California on Wednesday (May 17) issued a 48-page order to extradite Rana to India. He said that under the extradition treaty between India and America, 62-year-old Tahawwur Rana should be extradited to India.

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