Rana likely to be arraigned on January 21

Yoshita Singh
Chicago, Jan 17 (PTI) Canadian-Pakistani Tahawwur Hussain
Rana, indicted on charges of helping plan the 26/11 Mumbai
attacks, is expected to be arraigned in a court here on
January 21 along with co-accused David Coleman Headley.

According to information with the United States District
Court, Northern District of Illinois, "arraignment notice" for
Rana and Headley has been scheduled for January 21 before
Judge Harry Leinenweber.
Separately, "a notice of arraignment and plea" filed on
January 15 in the Chicago court lists Rana and Headley as
scheduled for "arraignment and the entry of a plea" on
Thursday this week.
A US Attorney's office spokesman said while Rana would be
present for the arraignment, it is still uncertain whether
Headley would appear in court to respond to the charges.
On January 14, a federal grand jury returned a
superseding indictment adding three defendants, including
Rana, to charges filed last month against Headley, alleging
that they and others participated in conspiracies involving a
planned terrorist attack against a Danish newspaper and the
November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed 166
people, including six Americans.
The 12-count superseding indictment contains the
identical charges that were filed against Headley on December
7 while adding Rana as a defendant in three of the counts
charging material support of the terrorism plots in Denmark
and India, as well as in support of terrorist organisation
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba. (MORE) PTI YAS
AHM


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