Rana remains in NIA custody until May 10.Officials said it would be difficult to obtain a further extension of his police remand, which is why the agency is expediting key investigative procedures. Following the end of his remand, Rana is likely to be shifted to a high-security cell in Tihar Jail on May 10, they added.Rana, a 64-year-old Canadian businessman of Pakistani origin, was extradited from the United States last month for his alleged involvement in the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.Following his extradition, he was placed under the NIA’s custody in New Delhi, where investigators continue to probe his suspected links to the perpetrators of the attacks.The 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, orchestrated by the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed the lives of over 170 people and left hundreds injured.
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