Subhash Shinde, father of SRPF constable Rahul Shinde killed in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, demanded capital punishment for accused Tahawwur Rana on Wednesday, as the Pakistani-Canadian nears extradition to India from the US. “He should be hanged,” said Shinde, 65, haunted by the trauma 16 years later.

Rahul was among the first to confront terrorists at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel during the November 26 assault, which claimed 166 lives. Subhash, from Solapur’s Rahul Nagar—renamed for his son—told PTI that punishing all involved would honor the fallen, including police and citizens. “I still see those terrible images,” he said, blaming Pakistan’s role.

Rana, 64, linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba and conspirator David Coleman Headley, lost his final bid to block extradition when the US Supreme Court rejected his plea. Sources say a multi-agency Indian team is in the US to bring him back soon. Arrested by the FBI in 2009, Rana faces trial for aiding the attacks on Mumbai’s iconic sites, including the Taj, Oberoi, and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.

The 60-hour siege by 10 Pakistani terrorists, who infiltrated via the Arabian Sea, killed US, British, and Israeli nationals, pushing India and Pakistan toward war. Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving attacker, was hanged in 2012. An injured policeman, speaking anonymously, echoed Shinde’s call for stern action. For Subhash, justice means exposing the conspiracy and ensuring Rana doesn’t live behind bars—only the gallows will do.