The acquittal of Chicago businessman Tahawur Rana in the 26/11 Mumbai attack by a Chicago jury has caused disappointment to India. Much to my amazement that when a 50 year old man is already convicted of 3 terrorism related charges and has been sentenced for 30 years for two of those charges sparing one which could have got him a life term, what more is left of a convict to be punished that India has to be disappointed about jury’s verdict! Rana who is guilty of supporting the banned terrorist group LeT and providing material support to bomb a Danish newspaper has yet to undergo the trial for 26/11 Mumbai attack along with his accomplice David Coleman Headley in India. For me the irony lies in the fact that India’s reaction to the US court’s decision reflects its intolerance towards terrorism but when the same nation harbours honour killers, rich dad’s sons who are rapists, insurgent groups , saffron coloured terrorist groups who have their freewill to terrorise minorities ; and all of them roam in the streets as innocent it only comes across as a superfluous statement.
