Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil on Wednesday said there should be a timeframe to award punishment in terror cases and sought to know for how long the government should take care of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, facing death penalty in the 26/11 case. "Kasab has killed so many innocent people. For how many days, should we take care of him is the question doing rounds in my mind," he...
12:13 AM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: The trial of the seven Pakistani suspects, including LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, charged with involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks is set to take place on Saturday in Islamabad. The prosecutors will submit a report on the Pakistan judicial commission's visit to India. The anti-terrorism court, which is conducting proceedings behind closed doors at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi for security reasons, is unlikely to proceed in the...
10:34 AM, Apr 28, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its order on Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab's plea challenging his conviction and death sentence in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. A bench of justices Aftab Alam and CK Prasad reserved its verdict after a marathon hearing, spanning over two and a half month, of arguments by the prosecution and defence counsel in the terror mayhem, which involved random firing by...
01:52 PM, Apr 25, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra government has refused to foot the Rs 19.28 crore bill sent by ITBP towards reimbursing expenses for guarding 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab lodged in the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai and wants Centre to waive the amount. Home Minister RR Patil on Wednesday said the state government has requested Centre to waive the Rs.19.28 crore bill sent to it by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), a central para...
10:59 PM, Apr 11, 2012
Islamabad: The trial of seven Pakistani suspects, including terror group LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks was on Tuesday adjourned till April 10 as the anti-terrorism judge hearing the case was unwell. Judge Shahid Rafique, who is hearing the case, was on leave due to illness, sources told PTI. Meanwhile, Khwaja Haris Ahmed, the counsel for Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Lakhvi, said the trial was unlikely...
01:16 AM, Apr 04, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will continue hearing Ajmal Kasab's plea against his death sentence in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case. Kasab had pleaded with the Supreme Court to commute his death sentence to life imprisonment. The lone surviving gunman of the 26/11 attacks has been sentenced with death penalty. The sentencing was awarded by a trial court in May 2010 and upheld by the Bombay High Court in February...
09:50 AM, Mar 28, 2012
Islamabad: The trial of seven Pakistani suspects, including LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks was on Saturday adjourned till March 31 as the anti-terrorism judge hearing the case was on leave. Prosecutors are expected to present a report on a Pakistani judicial commission's interviews with Indian officials and witnesses at the next nearing, sources said. "Judge Shahid Rafique, who is hearing the case, was...
05:44 PM, Mar 24, 2012
Mumbai: The visiting Pakistani judicial commission on 26/11 Mumbai attacks recorded the statements of three witnesses on Saturday. A Mumbai court judge will now send the report to the Pakistani court, where the trial has been conducted against the seven 26/11 accused. This came a day after a heated argument. The lawyer of key accused Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi demanded the right to cross examine the four Indian witnesses, which the court...
03:25 PM, Mar 17, 2012
Mumbai: The visiting Pakistani judicial commission on 26/11 will record the statements of three witnesses on Saturday, including the Chief Investigating Officer. This came a day after a heated argument. The lawyer of key accused Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi demanded the right to cross examine the four Indian witnesses, which the court rejected. The demand is a clear change in stand and so questions are being asked on whether this is a...
07:27 AM, Mar 17, 2012
Mumbai: After auditioning 500 applicants, RGV has finally found an actor to play Ajmal Kasab, the prime accused terrorist in the 26/11 attack on Mumbai, in his upcoming film based on the same incident. Delhi boy Sanjeev Jaiswal is playing the much controversial character. Casting call Kasab's casting was the most crucial aspect of the film. Ramu informs, "Kasab was the face of the entire episode. No body knows the...
12:05 PM, Mar 16, 2012
Mumbai: The much-awaited eight-member Pakistan judicial commission will arrive in Mumbai on Thursday to record the statement of four people including the magistrate who had recorded the confessional statement of Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving member of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT), which was behind the 26/11 attacks. After a delay of nearly six months, the commission, finally arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday. According to official sources, the team will record the...
08:00 AM, Mar 15, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will continue to hear Ajmal Kasab's plea against his death sentence in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case. The apex court had last week heard recorded tapes of conversations shared between Kasab and his handlers in Pakistan during the 2008 attacks. Kasab had pleaded with the Supreme Court to commute his death sentence to life imprisonment. Senior advocate Raju Ramachandran, who has been appointed as amicus...
08:52 AM, Feb 28, 2012
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10:24 PM, Feb 15, 2012
New Delhi: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday opposed 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Ajmal Kasab's plea for leniency in the Supreme Court. Placing arguments in the court, the Maharashtra government said, "Kasab's rights have not been violated." The Maharashtra government also said that death was a permissible means of punishment. It also claimed that his latest request was a conspiracy. "Kasab has been dealt with as fairly as possible. He...
12:52 PM, Feb 15, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is set to hear Ajmal Kasab's plea to commute his death sentence in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case. The 24-year-old was the only Pakistani terrorist to be caught alive and convicted on four counts. He has appealed for leniency citing his age. The Maharashtra government will oppose his plea. Kasab, on Tuesday pleaded with the Supreme Court to commute his death sentence to life...
07:39 AM, Feb 15, 2012
New Delhi: The prosecution in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case has filed an application before an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan asking it to decide the fate of the Pakistani Judicial commission which was supposed to come to India last week. The judicial commission's visit to India was put on hold after the defence raised legal questions about its constitution. The judicial commission was expected to record statements from Ramesh...
09:37 AM, Feb 07, 2012
New Delhi: The 2008 Mumbai terror attack convict and Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab Tuesday told the Supreme Court that he was denied fair trial as he was not provided legal assistance during the initial stages as mandated under the Indian constitution. Once an accused, including a foreigner, is tried for an offence in India the provisions related to arrest as mentioned in the constitution get applied in his case. "Denial...
11:58 PM, Jan 31, 2012
New Delhi: The 2008 Mumbai terror attack convict and Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab Tuesday told the Supreme Court that he was denied fair trial as he was not provided legal assistance during the initial stages as mandated under the Indian constitution. Once an accused, including a foreigner, is tried for an offence in India the provisions related to arrest as mentioned in the constitution get applied in his case. "Denial ...
11:58 PM, Jan 31, 2012
Mumbai: A Pakistani judicial commission will arrive in Mumbai on February 3 to record the statements of key persons involved in Mumbai attack probe. Official sources said that officers of the crime branch have been asked to provide assistance to the Pakistani commission during their visit here for which the Bombay High Court had recently given a go-ahead. The commission will be recording the statement of Ramesh Mahale, the 26/11...
06:31 PM, Jan 29, 2012
New Delhi: A Pakistani judicial commission, which will interview key persons linked to the probe into the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, will be allowed to visit India in the first week of February as the Bombay High Court has given its consent for it. The High Court has informed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) that the in principle approval for the visit of the Pakistani judicial commission has been...
06:12 PM, Jan 13, 2012
