New Delhi, April 10:The National Investigation Agency (NIA) formally arrested Tahawwur Hussain Rana, the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks on Thursday evening.
The sleuths took Rana to NIA's custody soon after he arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), New Delhi.
Earlier in the day, Rana was successfully brought here from the United States following his extradition.
Rana was escorted to New Delhi by teams of NSG and NIA, comprising senior officials, on a special plane from Los Angeles, US.
The NIA investigation team at the airport arrested Rana, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin living primarily in Chicago (US), soon after he emerged from the airplane, after completing all the necessary legal formalities.
