US EditionAhead of Carney’s India Visit, Canada to Revoke 26/11 Accused Tahawwur Rana’s Citizenship: Report
Canada aims to revoke Rana's citizenship due to deliberate residency misrepresentation despite terrorism-related convictions in the U.S. and pending trial in India, officials said.
- Amid efforts to restore ties with India, Ottawa has pushed to revoke Tahawwur Rana Hussain's citizenship, with officials referring his case to the Federal Court for a final decision, IRCC said.
- When he applied in 2000, Rana claimed Ottawa and Toronto as his residence, but IRCC said on May 31, 2024 he `misrepresented your residence` by failing to declare absences, while RCMP investigators say he spent almost that period in Chicago.
- Tahawwur Rana Hussain has long been linked to the 26/11 plot that killed 166 people and was extradited to India in April 2025; U.S. court records say his Chicago businesses aided alleged co-conspirator David Coleman Headley’s reconnaissance.
- A Federal Court hearing last week addressed the revocation, his Toronto immigration lawyer has appealed the move, and government lawyers asked on Dec. 19 to withhold sensitive national security information.
- Ahead of a planned visit to New Delhi next month, Canada advanced the revocation of Tahawwur Rana's citizenship, with proceedings that began under Stephen Harper, stalled under Justin Trudeau, now resumed amid India-Canada tensions and legal limits on terrorism-based revocations.
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Canada's big move ahead of PM Carney's India visit; 26/11 planner Tahawwur Rana to lose citizenship
In a significant diplomatic move ahead of Mark Carney’s visit to New Delhi, Canada is preparing to revoke the citizenship of Tahawwur Rana, the convicted mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Rana, currently serving his sentence in India, has been officially informed of the Canadian government’s decision. Rana, 64, is a Pakistan-born Canadian national and close associate of one of the main conspirators of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks,…
Canada moves to revoke Tahawwur Rana's citizenship: Report
Toronto: Ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to India, the Canadian government is pushing to revoke the citizenship of a Pakistan-born businessman, Tahawwur Rana Hussain, accused of playing a key role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Rana, 64, is a Pakistan-born Canadian national and close associate of one of the main conspirators of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, David Coleman Headley, alias Daood Gilani, a US citizen. Documents obtai…
Canada to revoke Tahawwur Rana's citizenship amid PM Carney's India visit. It's not for terrorism, but...
The attempt by immigration authorities to strip 2008 Mumbai attack ‘mastermind’ Tahawwur Rana's citizenship comes as Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to visit India this week.
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