Tahawwur Hussain Rana: Can Tahawwur Rana commit suicide? NIA tightens security

Tahawwur Hussain Rana: Tahawwur Hussain Rana, one of the main conspirators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, has been kept in a highly secured cell at the NIA (National Investigation Agency) headquarters. 64-year-old Rana has recently been extradited from the US to India and is now being questioned about the deep conspiracy of the attack. This interrogation is considered a big step towards uncovering the layers of one of India's most horrific terror incidents.

Rana in impenetrable security ring

The NIA headquarters, which is located in Delhi's Lodhi Road area, has been put under unprecedented security ring. Rana has been kept in a special cell of 14x14 feet located on the ground floor. In this cell, he is allowed only a soft-tip pen, so that he does not harm himself. Rana has been kept under "suicide watch", and his movements are being monitored 24 hours a day through CCTV. Apart from this, security personnel are also constantly monitoring him.

Headley and ISI at the center of interrogation

The NIA started the process of questioning Rana on Friday. The focus of this interrogation is on his role in the 26/11 conspiracy, his relations with Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI and possible sleeper cells present in India. In particular, the interrogation is focused on the network of David Coleman Headley alias Dawood Gilani, who was a close associate of Rana and has played an important role in planning the attack.

Sources say that the NIA suspects that Headley had recruited sleeper cells in many places including Pushkar, Goa, Delhi. Now efforts are being made to connect these links and get information about possible terrorist networks in India.

Politics also heated up, Congress targeted the government

Political rhetoric has also intensified regarding Rana's return to India. Targeting the Modi government, the Congress has said that this process of extradition was not an initiative of the current government, but it started in 2009 during the tenure of the UPA government.

Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram said that this case is the result of "diplomacy, law enforcement and international cooperation", and not any political propaganda. He also clarified that the NIA had registered a case against David Headley, Rana and other accused on November 11, 2009, and the foundation for extradition was laid then.

Will justice get a new direction?

The return of Tahawwur Rana to India raises a hope for justice for the victims of the 26/11 attack and their families. Rana's testimony and interrogation may open more layers of global conspiracies of terrorism and expose the network present in India.

This development has not only demonstrated the alertness of the security agencies, but has also shown that international boundaries cannot become an obstacle in the process of justice, if both the intention and the effort are strong.