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{{short description|Pakistani former military doctor (born 1961)}} | {{short description|Pakistani former military doctor (born 1961)}} | ||
{{Infobox military person | {{Infobox military person | ||
|name = Tahawwur Hussain Rana | |name = Tahawwur Hussain Rana | ||
|honorific_prefix = [[ | |honorific_prefix = [[Captain]] | ||
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|1|12}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|1|12}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Chichawatni]], [[Sahiwal]], Pakistan | | birth_place = [[Chichawatni]], [[Sahiwal]], Pakistan | ||
|alma_mater = [[Cadet College Hasan Abdal]] | |alma_mater = [[Cadet College Hasan Abdal]] | ||
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[[Captain]] '''Tahawwur Hussain Rana''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|تہوّر حسین رانا}}}}; born January | [[Captain]] '''Tahawwur Hussain Rana''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|تہوّر حسین رانا}}}}; born 12 January 1961)<ref name="Hindu20091130">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article57100.ece|title=Tahawwur Rana denies involvement in 26/11 attacks: Lawyer|date=30 November 2009|work=The Hindu|access-date=10 June 2011}}</ref> is a Pakistani former military doctor who served in the [[Pakistan Army]]. He moved to Canada after gaining citizenship and became an immigration service businessman. | ||
In 2011, he was convicted of providing support to the militant group [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] and of allegedly plotting an attack on the Danish newspaper [[Jyllands-Posten]].<ref name="LAT20110610">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mumbai-trial-20110610,0,2557157.story|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614021312/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mumbai-trial-20110610,0,2557157.story|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 June 2011|title=Chicago businessman convicted in terrorism case|last=Sweeney|first=Annie|date=10 June 2011|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=10 June 2011}}</ref> | In 2011, he was convicted of providing support to the militant group [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] and of allegedly plotting an attack on the Danish newspaper [[Jyllands-Posten]].<ref name="LAT20110610">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mumbai-trial-20110610,0,2557157.story|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614021312/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mumbai-trial-20110610,0,2557157.story|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 June 2011|title=Chicago businessman convicted in terrorism case|last=Sweeney|first=Annie|date=10 June 2011|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=10 June 2011}}</ref> | ||
He was however not found guilty of involvement in the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]], a charge for which he was originally detained.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/186154/rana-declared-not-guilty-in-mumbai-attack-case/|title=Rana declared not-guilty in Mumbai attack case|date=9 June 2011}}</ref> Expressing disappointment at the verdict the [[Government of India]] stated that [[National Investigation Agency (India)|National Investigative Agency]] would charge Rana in a court in [[Delhi]].<ref name="IT20110611">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/2611-nia-to-chargesheet-headley-rana-in-absentia/1/141145.html|title=26/11: NIA to chargesheet Headley, Rana in absentia|date=11 June 2011|work=India Today|access-date=11 June 2011}}</ref> On January | He was however not found guilty of involvement in the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]], a charge for which he was originally detained.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/186154/rana-declared-not-guilty-in-mumbai-attack-case/|title=Rana declared not-guilty in Mumbai attack case|date=9 June 2011}}</ref> Expressing disappointment at the verdict the [[Government of India]] stated that [[National Investigation Agency (India)|National Investigative Agency]] would charge Rana in a court in [[Delhi]].<ref name="IT20110611">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/2611-nia-to-chargesheet-headley-rana-in-absentia/1/141145.html|title=26/11: NIA to chargesheet Headley, Rana in absentia|date=11 June 2011|work=India Today|access-date=11 June 2011}}</ref> On 17 January 2013 he was sentenced to 14 years in prison.<ref name="LAT20130117">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-tahawwur-rana-terrorism-plots-20130117,0,37764.story|title=Businessman Tahawwur Rana gets 14 years for role in terrorism plots|date=17 January 2013|work=The Los Anglesey Times|access-date=17 January 2013}}</ref> A US court has denied the bail plea of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack and declared a fugitive by India, asserting that he has not negated the "risk of flight"<ref>{{Cite news|last=Indian Defence News|first=The Indian Hawk|date=15 December 2020|title=US court rejects bail plea of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana|work=[[The Indian Hawk]]|url=https://www.theindianhawk.com/2020/12/us-court-rejects-bail-plea-of-26-11-accused-tahawwur-rana.html|access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Tahawwur Hussain Rana was born and raised in [[Chichawatni]] in the province of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]].<ref name="Zee">{{cite web|url = http://www.zeenews.com/news580254.html| title = No rules flouted in giving Tahawwur Rana visa: Indian envoy| date = 19 November 2009|publisher = [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]|access-date = 2009-12-08}}</ref> He attained his education from the [[Cadet College Hasan Abdal]], a military residential college in Pakistan (where he met and befriended [[David Headley]], then still known as Daood Gilani<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/afghanistan-pakistan/david-headley/slideshow-an-americans-path-to-the-mumbai-attacks/#2|title = Slideshow: An American's Path to the Mumbai Attacks}}</ref>). A physician by profession, Rana served as a captain general duty practitioner in the [[Pakistan Army Medical Corps]].<ref>Q & A: Tahawwur Rana case, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13435265, BBC, 2011-05-23</ref> He and his wife, who is also a physician, immigrated to Canada in 1997, and obtained Canadian citizenship in June 2001.<ref>Rana ran a flourishing immigration business, [http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/anniversary-26-11-rana-ran-a-flourishing-immigration-business.htm link Rana ran a flourishing immigration business], [[Rediff.com]]</ref> He lived primarily in [[Chicago]] and owns several businesses including an immigration service agency, First World Immigration Services, with offices in Chicago, New York and Toronto.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao/iln/pr/chicago/2010/pr0114_01.pdf|title=Press release of United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, January 14, 2010|publisher=US Department of Justice|access-date=August | Tahawwur Hussain Rana was born and raised in [[Chichawatni]] in the province of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]].<ref name="Zee">{{cite web|url = http://www.zeenews.com/news580254.html| title = No rules flouted in giving Tahawwur Rana visa: Indian envoy| date = 19 November 2009|publisher = [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]|access-date = 2009-12-08}}</ref> He attained his education from the [[Cadet College Hasan Abdal]], a military residential college in Pakistan (where he met and befriended [[David Headley]], then still known as Daood Gilani<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/afghanistan-pakistan/david-headley/slideshow-an-americans-path-to-the-mumbai-attacks/#2|title = Slideshow: An American's Path to the Mumbai Attacks}}</ref>). A physician by profession, Rana served as a captain general duty practitioner in the [[Pakistan Army Medical Corps]].<ref>Q & A: Tahawwur Rana case, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13435265, BBC, 2011-05-23</ref> He and his wife, who is also a physician, immigrated to Canada in 1997, and obtained Canadian citizenship in June 2001.<ref>Rana ran a flourishing immigration business, [http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/20/anniversary-26-11-rana-ran-a-flourishing-immigration-business.htm link Rana ran a flourishing immigration business], [[Rediff.com]]</ref> He lived primarily in [[Chicago]] and owns several businesses including an immigration service agency, First World Immigration Services, with offices in Chicago, New York and Toronto.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao/iln/pr/chicago/2010/pr0114_01.pdf|title=Press release of United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, January 14, 2010|publisher=US Department of Justice|access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/rana-s-canadian-connections-traced-journalist-brother-devastated-by-arrest_580257.htm|title=Rana's Canadian connections traced, journalist brother devastated by arrest|date= 19 November 2009|publisher= ZeeNews, India|access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref> He also owns a home in [[Ottawa]] where his father and brother stay.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-19/us/28101746_1_elite-pakistani-families-hasan-abdal-cadet-college-ashfaq-pervez-kayani|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025102159/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-19/us/28101746_1_elite-pakistani-families-hasan-abdal-cadet-college-ashfaq-pervez-kayani|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 October 2012|title=Rana and Headley have elite Pak antecedents|last=Rajghatta|first=Chidanand|date=19 November 2009|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=20 November 2009}}</ref> | ||
His younger brother Abbas Rana is a journalist with ''[[The Hill Times]]'' and had been reporting on politics and the Canadian parliament for seven years. Abbas says his brother is innocent and has no links with terrorism; "To the best of my knowledge, these charges are false. I know my brother. I love my brother. He’s a man of integrity, he’s honest, and he’s a hard-working person."<ref name="is"/> | His younger brother Abbas Rana is a journalist with ''[[The Hill Times]]'' and had been reporting on politics and the Canadian parliament for seven years. Abbas says his brother is innocent and has no links with terrorism; "To the best of my knowledge, these charges are false. I know my brother. I love my brother. He’s a man of integrity, he’s honest, and he’s a hard-working person."<ref name="is"/> | ||
Rana's arrest had a devastating impact on the family. Writing under the heading "Why The Hill Times supports its reporter, Abbas Rana," the weekly's publisher said "As I read about his brother’s case in news stories from Chicago, to India, to Canada, I can’t help but notice the innuendo that appears to imply guilt in the reporting on allegations of terrorism."<ref name="is"/> | Rana's arrest had a devastating impact on the family. Writing under the heading "Why The Hill Times supports its reporter, Abbas Rana," the weekly's publisher said "As I read about his brother’s case in news stories from Chicago, to India, to Canada, I can’t help but notice the innuendo that appears to imply guilt in the reporting on allegations of terrorism."<ref name="is"/> | ||
When the story of Rana'a arrest broke out in American media, the news was kept hidden from his father who is in poor health. His father, who views cable news, was purposely shielded from watching news. When he gradually learned of the story, he became hospitalised.<ref name="is"/> While serving at the Siachen glacier as a medical doctor, Rana got sick and was hospitalized suffering from pulmonary edema. | When the story of Rana'a arrest broke out in American media, the news was kept hidden from his father who is in poor health. His father, who views cable news, was purposely shielded from watching news. When he gradually learned of the story, he became hospitalised.<ref name="is"/> While serving at the Siachen glacier as a medical doctor, Rana got sick and was hospitalized suffering from pulmonary edema.{{fact|date=June 2022}} | ||
He claims that he had contact with [[Major Iqbal]], an alleged ISI official, who promised him he would try to get Rana back on Pakistan, on the condition if Rana helped Iqbal’s friend (Headley) get back to Pakistan. Based on this, Rana's lawyer said Rana had no knowledge of the Mumbai attack and that Headley happened to manipulate Rana’s immigration business as a cover for his visits to Mumbai.<ref>[http://newsgram.com/2011/06/isi-armed-let-for-jihad-in-kashmir-rana-video/ ISI armed LeT for jihad in Kashmir: Rana video]</ref> In the same interrogation, Rana also testified that Headley may have possibly worked for the Lashkar-e-Taiba and been involved in [[Kashmir Conflict|militancy in Kashmir]]. | He claims that he had contact with [[Major Iqbal]], an alleged ISI official, who promised him he would try to get Rana back on Pakistan, on the condition if Rana helped Iqbal’s friend (Headley) get back to Pakistan. Based on this, Rana's lawyer said Rana had no knowledge of the Mumbai attack and that Headley happened to manipulate Rana’s immigration business as a cover for his visits to Mumbai.<ref>[http://newsgram.com/2011/06/isi-armed-let-for-jihad-in-kashmir-rana-video/ ISI armed LeT for jihad in Kashmir: Rana video]</ref> In the same interrogation, Rana also testified that Headley may have possibly worked for the Lashkar-e-Taiba and been involved in [[Kashmir Conflict|militancy in Kashmir]].{{fact|date=June 2022}} | ||
==Arrest== | ==Arrest== | ||
Rana and [[David Coleman Headley|Headley]] were charged and arrested on 18 October 2009 for plotting attacks on the offices of [[Jyllands-Posten]], the newspaper which published the controversial [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy|cartoons of prophet Mohammad]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8329136.stm|title=US charges two for 'Denmark plot'|date=28 October 2009|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=20 November 2009}}</ref> During the subsequent interrogation, it was found out that Rana had traveled to [[Mumbai]] and had stayed in [[Taj Mahal Palace & Tower]], one of the places which was attacked by terrorists for over four days in November 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-14/india/28067901_1_headley-and-rana-terror-duo-tahawwur-hussain-rana|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025102204/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-14/india/28067901_1_headley-and-rana-terror-duo-tahawwur-hussain-rana|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 October 2012|title=Tahawwur bigger Lashkar catch, feel investigators|last=Mohan|first=Vishwa|date=14 November 2009|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=20 November 2009}}</ref> His trial commenced on May | Rana and [[David Coleman Headley|Headley]] were charged and arrested on 18 October 2009 for plotting attacks on the offices of [[Jyllands-Posten]], the newspaper which published the controversial [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy|cartoons of prophet Mohammad]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8329136.stm|title=US charges two for 'Denmark plot'|date=28 October 2009|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=20 November 2009}}</ref> During the subsequent interrogation, it was found out that Rana had traveled to [[Mumbai]] and had stayed in [[Taj Mahal Palace & Tower]], one of the places which was attacked by terrorists for over four days in November 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-14/india/28067901_1_headley-and-rana-terror-duo-tahawwur-hussain-rana|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025102204/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-14/india/28067901_1_headley-and-rana-terror-duo-tahawwur-hussain-rana|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 October 2012|title=Tahawwur bigger Lashkar catch, feel investigators|last=Mohan|first=Vishwa|date=14 November 2009|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=20 November 2009}}</ref> His trial commenced on 16 May 2011 in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/tahawwur-ranas-trial-to-begin-in-chicago-today-could-expose-isi-role-in-mumbai-26/11-attacks/articleshow/8362376.cms|title=Tahawwur Rana's trial to begin in Chicago today, could expose ISI role in Mumbai 26/11 attacks|date=16 May 2011|publisher=[[The Economic Times|Economic Times]]|access-date=16 May 2011}}</ref> However, Rana maintains that he visited India with his wife on the pretext of interviewing people wishing to emigrate to Canada and the US, as part of his immigration consultancy business.<ref name="is">[http://www.india-server.com/news/tahawwur-hussain-rana-is-innocent-says-16591.html Tahawwur Hussain Rana Is Innocent, Says His Journalist Brother Abbas Rana]</ref> | ||
Rana and his family say he is a pacifist and has been duped, cheated and framed by Headley.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/report/rana-refuses-to-testify-at-trial/20110608.htm 26/11 accused Rana refuses to testify at trial, Rediff]</ref><ref>[http://flashnewstoday.com/index.php/rana-pleads-not-guilty-family-says-hes-framed/ Rana pleads not guilty; family says he’s framed, Flash News]</ref> | Rana and his family say he is a pacifist and has been duped, cheated and framed by Headley.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/report/rana-refuses-to-testify-at-trial/20110608.htm 26/11 accused Rana refuses to testify at trial, Rediff]</ref><ref>[http://flashnewstoday.com/index.php/rana-pleads-not-guilty-family-says-hes-framed/ Rana pleads not guilty; family says he’s framed, Flash News]</ref> | ||
==Trial== | ==Trial== | ||
The opening statements of the trial were made on May | The opening statements of the trial were made on 23 May 2011 in Chicago.<ref name="Fox20110523">{{cite web|url=http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/metro/tahawwur-rana-chicagoan-man-charged-mumbai-terror-attack-trial-opening-statements-20110523|title=Opening Statements Begin Trial for Chicagoan Charged in Mumbai Terror Attack|date=23 May 2011|work=Fox Broadcasting Company|access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref> Key testimony at the trial was provided by a Government witness and Rana's childhood friend Headley, who also provided details of Pakistan's [[Inter-Services Intelligence]] support for Lashkar-e-Taiba.<ref name="BBC20110523">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13506041|title=David Headley alleges Pakistan role in Mumbai attacks|date=23 May 2011|work=BBC|access-date=10 June 2011}}</ref> On 9 June 2011 a jury convicted him of supporting terrorism by providing material support to [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] and planning an aborted plot to bomb a Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten. He was acquitted of the third charge of involvement in the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]]. He faced up to 30 years in prison.<ref name="BBC20110609">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13722878|title=Tahawwur Rana convicted of aiding 'Mumbai attackers'|date=9 June 2011|work=BBC|access-date=9 June 2011}}</ref> | ||
Rana's attorney said Rana was "in a state of shock" following the conviction. When he made his way to the court room to hear the verdict, he appeared very tense. Members of his immediate family were present during the hearing.<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rana-in-a-state-of-shock-says-his-attorney-111331 Rana in a state of shock, says his attorney]</ref> In January, 2013, Rana was sentenced to 14 years in prison.<ref>Annie Sweeney (17 January 2013): [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-former-chicago-businessman-gets-14-years-in-terror-case-20130117,0,4483915.story Former Chicago businessman gets 14 years in terror case] [[Chicago Tribune]], retrieved 2 June 2013</ref> He is currently held at the [[Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles|MDC in Los Angeles]] with BOP# 22829-424 | Rana's attorney said Rana was "in a state of shock" following the conviction. When he made his way to the court room to hear the verdict, he appeared very tense. Members of his immediate family were present during the hearing.<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rana-in-a-state-of-shock-says-his-attorney-111331 Rana in a state of shock, says his attorney]</ref> In January, 2013, Rana was sentenced to 14 years in prison.<ref>Annie Sweeney (17 January 2013): [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-former-chicago-businessman-gets-14-years-in-terror-case-20130117,0,4483915.story Former Chicago businessman gets 14 years in terror case] [[Chicago Tribune]], retrieved 2 June 2013</ref> He is currently held at the [[Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles|MDC in Los Angeles]] with BOP# 22829-424 | ||
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