A month after a US court stayed his extradition to India ordered by the Central district court in California in May this for his alleged role in the conspiracy of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the Mumbai crime branch has submitted a supplementary chargesheet against Canadian businessman of Pakistani origin Dr Tahawwur Hussain Rana based on fresh evidence against him.
The crime branch had filed a 405-page supplementary charge sheet against Rana on Monday and it was to come up for hearing on Tuesday. However, special trial court judge RN Rokade adjourned the hearing for Wednesday owing to some technical reasons.
Special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said that he would present before the court some "incriminating material'' the crime branch had gathered during its investigation against the accused, and seek a non-bailable warrant against him.
He said he had a "catalogue of evidence'' against Rana whose name was first revealed by the US national David Headley. Among other things, the charge sheet has alleged that Rana had stayed in India for 11 days - from November 11, 2008 to November 22, 2008. Of these days, he spent two days in Mumbai, where he stayed at Hotel Renaissance at Powai.
It has also slapped Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) section 39A (offence relating to support given to a terrorist organisation) against Rana in the case.
"We have gathered some fresh evidence against Rana in the form of statements and documents," a senior crime branch officer said.