‘Years, not months’, 26/11 Tahawwur Rana told by legal team on trial duration: Report

Mumbai Tahawwur Rana, the accused of 26/11 attacks, was reportedly informed by his attorney on Thursday night that even a quick trial might take at least five to ten years because the complicated case could take a year to file a chargesheet. After being extradited from the United States and arriving in India on Thursday, the co-conspirator of the 26/11 attacks received legal advice regarding his rights.

Tahawwur Rana was inquiring about the Indian legal system and asked if he might "plead the Fifth," referring to the US Constitution's Fifth Amendment, which forbids self-incrimination. According to the sources, Tahawwur Rana was informed that he could not, despite the fact that India has comparable laws.

When Tahawwur Rana's legal team declined to say whether his trial could be finished in a year, a glimmer of worry appeared on his face. Lakshya Dheer and Piyush Sachdeva, Tahawwur Rana's attorneys, escorted him to his hearing on Thursday at an NIA court presided over by special judge Chander Jit Singh.