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Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Pakistani-Canadian businessman convicted in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, has exhausted his legal options in the US to avoid extradition to India. The Supreme Court has approved Rana's extradition, clearing the way for India to bring him to justice. Rana, a former military doctor who served in the Pakistan Army, had prior knowledge of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He was also arrested in 2009 for a terror plot in Denmark and has been convicted of providing material support to the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group.
The US Supreme Court has approved the extradition of Arshdeep Singh Gill, also known as Arsh Dalla, the de-facto leader of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force organization, to India. He is wanted in over 50 cases related to murder, attempted murder, extortion, and terrorist activities in India. Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of Lawrence Bishnoi who leads a notorious gang in Gujarat, was arrested in the US for entering the country without valid documents. Despite a request from Delhi, there are doubts about the possibility of his extradition in the near future. Vijay Mallya, a liquor baron facing a loan default case of over Rs 9,000 crore, left India in 2016 and is currently residing in the UK.
Vijay Mallya, who previously ran the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines, is accused of fraud in India. He was labeled a fugitive from the law in 2019. India is engaged in a lengthy legal battle to extradite Mallya, which is not expected to be resolved quickly. Additionally, a CBI court in India has issued a new arrest warrant against him for defaulting on a separate loan worth around 180 crore rupees.
Nirav Modi, a diamond merchant, and his uncle Mehul Choksi are accused in a massive Rs 14,000 crore bank loan fraud case involving the Punjab National Bank. The two are being investigated for their alleged connections with bank officials that enabled the fraud. Nirav Modi left India in 2018 and was later arrested in London, where he is now imprisoned. His attempts to avoid extradition to India have been unsuccessful so far. Mehul Choksi is currently in Antigua.
Moreover, India is trying to bring back several other offenders, including Sanjay Bhandari, an arms deal consultant in the UK who faces charges of tax evasion and money laundering. Sourabh Chandrakar, the promoter of the Mahadev betting app, is also being sought for extradition over money laundering charges after his arrest in Dubai in 2023, where he has been placed under "house detention" during the deportation efforts.
