Rani Mohindra was a researcher at the San Francisco branch office of the Federation Department of Temporal Investigations in the late 24th century.

On March 10, 2381, she was taken hostage by Agent George Faunt, who had suffered a breakdown after a particularly stressful mission. While held at phaser-point, she silently prayed as Agent Faunt threatened her. The situation was quickly defused by Agent Gariff Lucsly, and Mohindra was released relatively unharmed.

In February 2382, Mohindra was at DTI Headquarters in Greenwich when fellow researcher, Felbog Bu-Tsop-Vee reported that Agent Shelan had been erased from their timeline. (DTI novel: Watching the Clock)