Fahim Ansari

26/11: SC upholds acquittal of Ansari, Shaikh

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has upheld acquittal of the 26/11 co-accused Fahim Harshad Mohammad Yusuf Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed Shaikh. The two were accused of providing topographical details to the Mumbai attackers. The court observed that the evidence shows that conspiracy behind the 26/11 strike was hatched in Pakistan.

The Maharashtra government's had challenged the acquittal of the two. Ansari and Shaikh were acquitted by the Bombay High High Court due to inadequate evidence.

Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam put up a brave face by saying that the two were let off because of insufficient evidence and it was not possible to collect proofs.

"No doubt prosecution could not establish the charge against Fahim and Sabauddin for want of sufficient evidence. There is a difference between no evidence and insufficient evidence. The evidence which was beyond the control to collect cannot be termed as defective investigation," Nikam said over phone....more

12:35 PM, Aug 29, 2012

26/11: SC to hear appeal against Ansari, Ahmed

by CNN-IBN

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Friday hear the Maharashtra Government's appeal against the acquittal of Mumbai terror attacks accused Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed. Both men were acquitted in the 26/11 terror attacks case due to inadequate evidence. On September 2, the apex court had agreed to hear the plea of Maharashtra government against the acquittal of two accused Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed. ...

09:14 AM, Oct 14, 2011

26/11: SC issues notice to two accused

by CNN-IBN

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to 26/11 accused Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed. Both the accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, were acquitted by a Mumbai court and the Bombay High Court. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Maharashtra government's plea against acquittal of the two accused in 26/11 Mumbai attack case. Supreme Court told the state of Maharashtra that they have a weak...

11:25 AM, Sep 02, 2011

26/11: HC upholds Kasab's death penalty

by CNN-IBN

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has upheld the death sentence awarded to Ajmal Amir Kasab, the only Pakistani terrorist caught alive during the November 26, 2008 attack on Mumbai. The High Court upheld the lower court's order completely and found Kasab guilty of seven murders including the killings of senior Mumbai Police officials Hemant Karkare, Ashok Kamte and Vijay Salaskar. "This is rarest of rare matter so he should face...

11:11 AM, Feb 21, 2011

Pak: Petition to declare Kasab, Ansari fugitives

by Press Trust Of India

Lahore/Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Thursday admitted a petition by prosecutors to declare Ajmal Kasab and Fahim Ansari as "proclaimed offenders" or fugitives in connection with the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Justice Saghir Ahmed Qadri of the Rawalpindi-based bench of the Lahore High Court directed the registrar's office to fix the petition for regular hearing by a division bench within two weeks. In a twist in the trial of seven...

04:20 PM, Jan 13, 2011

Ansari acquitted for lack of evidence

Family members and the counsels for the two accused were elated. ...

11:53 AM, May 04, 2010

Will Kasab get death penalty?

The Kasab verdict has been pronounced but what remains is the quantum of punishment. ...

11:25 AM, May 04, 2010

Kasab held guilty; 2 Indians acquitted for 26/11. What's your view?

by IBNLive,

Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone Pakistani terrorist captured for the attack on Mumbai in 2008, has been pronounced guilty by special court in Mumbai. Two Indian nationals, Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin Ahmed, accused of being members of Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba and conducting reconnaissance in Mumbai before the attack, have been acquitted by the court. Whats your view on the verdict?

03:17 PM, May 03, 2010