Kasab: Argument today

vIndianz.com (9 Mar, 2010) — Mumbai:The final arguments in the trial of Ajmal Kasab, accused in 26/11 terror attack case, will begin on Tuesday with Kasab’s lawyer K P Pawar likely to stress on his statement in the court that that he is not a terrorist and was being framed by police.

The prosecution’s case is that Kasab had sailed from Karachi along with nine terrorists in a boat and midway they hijacked Indian fishing trawler Kuber by which they arrived near Mumbai coast.

Kasab”s lawyer points out that he had come from Pakistan by Samjhauta Express as a tourist to Delhi and he arrived in Mumbai a few days before the attaks. Kasab has disputed the prosecution’s charge that he and other terrorists had opened fire with AK-47 rifles and told the court that he had never seen such a weapon.

The prosecution led by Ujjwal Nikam would be putting forward arguments to disapprove the claims

Special Public Prosecutor Nikam would also have to demolish Kasab’s stand that he was not injured in police encounter and that the injury sustained by him in his hand was inflicted by police to implicate him in the crime.

After landing in Mumbai, the terrorists, in pairs of two and four, fanned out to different areas and shot at people in Hotel Taj, Hotel Trident, Leopold Cafe, Nariman House, CST and Cama hospital, killing 166 persons and injuring many others.

• Kasab to appeal in Supreme Court against death sentence – Hindustan Times
• Evidence is weak, I didn’t kill Karkare, Salaskar: Kasab – Economic Times
• Police staged fake encounter to implicate me: Kasab – Times of India
• HC fixes Feb 21 to deliver Kasab verdict – Times of India
• Faheem, Sabauddin were close associates of LeT leaders: Nikam – Hindustan Times
• ITBP security for Kasab may go – The Hindu
• DealBook: Prosecution Rests Its Case in Galleon Trial – New York Times
• Pak court rejects plea to declare Kasab, Ansari fugitives – Times of India
• Pak court rejects plea to declare Kasab, Ansari fugitives – Times of India
• Raj cop held for fake encounter – India Today

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