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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday launched an in-depth interrogation of Tahwaw Hussain Rana, the alleged brain behind the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, with the aim of exposing the ‘deeper layers of the conspiracy’. The agency informed a Delhi court that he suspected that Rana may have planned similar large -scale attacks in other Indian cities. Rana, a 64-year-old Canadian businessman of Pakistani origin, was brought to the NIA headquarters early Friday morning, just after a Delhi court granted 18 days of supervision. He arrived in Delhi on Thursday night via a chartered flight after his extradition from the United States, which was the end of a 16-year-old guard to claim one of the most important accused in the 2008 attacks in Mumbai-who brought over 166 lives and 238 injured to justice. “She (Rana) Long -term supervision is considered essential to facilitate an extensive interrogation aimed at exposing deeper layers of conspiracy. -Judge, while the NIA judge of the NIA judge. Essentially considered to facilitate an extensive interrogation aimed at exposing deeper layers of conspiracy. and Harkat-Ul-Jihadi Islami (Huji), along with other fellow Conspirators, to aggravate the three-day terror, to aggravate the three-day terror, to aggravate the three-day terror, to aggravate the three-day terror, the three-day. Deadly attacks in 2008 unraveled, ”the agency’s interrogation is centered on the exposed of more details about Rana’s alleged ties to late, reports the Pakistan-based terrorist organization reporting the SieGe, reports. Sources have also revealed that Rana is being questioned about his supposed connections with Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and his exact role in planning and facilitating the attacks. Here is what Rana will be questioned, Ani reports with reference to sources said Rana will also be questioned about his alleged ties with the Pakistan Spiese Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials and his exact role behind the attack. They further said that as part of the investigation to put together important evidence and return events from 17 years ago, Rana can be taken to key places, allowing them to reconstruct the crime scene and gain deeper insight into the larger terror network. “The investigators also hope to find some important clues on his travels in parts of North and South India, days before the massacre that started on November 26, 2008,” they said. Rana visited Hapur and Agra in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Kochi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai with his wife Samraz Rana Akhtar between November 13 and November 21, 2008, “the sources said. They said there was a greater conspiracy aimed at targeting other places across the country. CGO complex, guarded by security personnel, told the sources to Ani. The agency said Headley, as an accused no. 1, as part of the criminal plot shared the details of the entire operation with Rana before his visit to India. To prepare for potential complications, Headley reportedly sent Rana reported to Rana setting out his possessions and assets, the NIA notified the court. He also announced to Rana the involvement of Pakistani citizens Ilyas Kashmiri and Abdur Rehman, both of which are co -accused in the case. (With input of ANI) first published: 12 Apr 2025, 01:15 IST