Mumbai: A slight figure in cargo pants and sneakers and a blue sweatshirt, gun-wielding Ajmal Kasab was the face of the horrific Mumbai terror attack and the key to unravel the conspiracy hatched in Pakistan. The images of Kasab ambling cockily--a backpack on his shoulders and an AK-47 dangling carelessly--captured on camera at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus(CST) on the deadly night of November 26, 2008 formed hard evidence of his...
12:40 PM, Nov 21, 2012
Smita Salaskar, wife of slain encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar who fell victim to the bullets of terrorists during the Mumbai carnage, described the hanging of Ajmal Kasab as a "homage" to her husband. ...
12:20 PM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: Welcoming the execution of Ajmal Kasab, Congress on Wednesday hoped the government would now pursue the case against the handlers in Pakistan as also expedite the decision on Parliament attack death row convict Afzal Guru. "I welcome it. Now the government of India should pursue the case against the handlers in Pakistan. They should expedite the decision on Afzal Guru," said party general secretary Digvijaya Singh. Kasab, the...
11:55 AM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: The ITBP contingent guarding 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab at the Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai will soon be "deinducted". According to procedure, once the specified task given to a special squad of a central force comes to an end, the Union Home Ministry issues an order asking the force headquarters to "deinduct" the contingent. "The squad designated to guard Kasab will be deinducted now," sources in the paramilitary...
11:53 AM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: JK Dutt, former Director General of the National Security Guards (NSG) who led the operation during 26/11 attacks, said that the due process of the law has been followed in the execution of terrorist Ajmal Kasab. There was no doubt about what was coming to Kasab. What is important is that the due process of law has been followed. In an incident of the magnitude that we had...
11:33 AM, Nov 21, 2012
Mukesh Aggarwal, shot during the onslaught on Mumbai's iconic Taj Hotel during the 26/11 attacks, has said that he is very happy with the government's order. ...
11:19 AM, Nov 21, 2012
Mumbai: Nearly four years after the Mumbai terror attack, Ajmal Kasab, the sole surviving Pakistani gunman, was hanged to death at the Yerawada central prison on Wednesday morning. Soon after, reactions from victims' families started pouring in welcoming the execution. Tukaram Omble was the biggest hero of 26/11. The Mumbai police assistant sub-inspector was responsible for the capture of LeT terrorist Ajmal Kasab alive. His brother Eknath Omble welcomed the...
11:10 AM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Wednesday said that despite many attempts made by the government to get in touch with Pakistan over the execution of 26/11 convict Ajmal Kasab, India did not get any positive response. "We attempted to convey to Pakistan about the decision taken on Kasab. We tried to inform Pakistan Foreign Ministry through fax on the decision taken but it wasn't recognised," Khurshid said....
11:07 AM, Nov 21, 2012
Slain Indian Army officer Major Sandip Unnikrishnan's father K Unnikrishnan has said that Kasab's hanging is not a closure of the 26/11 case. ...
11:06 AM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday said that the Indian government tried to reach to the family members of Mumbai terror attack accused Ajmal Kasab, who was hanged this morning in Pune's Yerwada jail. He also said that Kasab has been buried in the Yerwada jail premises itself. "Kasab has been hanged to death today morning at Pune's jail. He was taken to Pune from Mumbai two...
10:33 AM, Nov 21, 2012
Pune: Scores of people on Wednesday started crowding in front of Yerwada central prison here as soon as the news spread about the hanging of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab for the 26/11 attack even as jail authorities were tight-lipped about the details of the execution. A heavy security cordon has been put in place around the prison where the hanging was carried out on Wednesday morning. A group of Shiv...
10:31 AM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday welcomed the hanging of 26/11 attack convict Ajmal Kasab but emphasised that his handlers across the border in Pakistan should also be brought to justice. "Better late than never. Kasab's hanging will act as a balm on the wounds of the people of Mumbai but their wounds are still fresh. They will get relief only when Kasab's handler's across the border are...
10:15 AM, Nov 21, 2012
Mumbai: Homage has been paid to all those who lost their lives in the 26/11 attack by the hanging of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, who appeared for police in the case, on Wednesday said. "It is victory for the country. By hanging Kasab, We have paid homage to all those policemen and innocent persons who lost their lives," Nikam said. Kasab was hanged this morning...
09:51 AM, Nov 21, 2012
26/11 Mumbai terror attacks convict Ajmal Kasab was hanged on Wednesday morning at 7.30 am at Pune's Yerwada jail. ...
09:49 AM, Nov 21, 2012
Mumbai: Tukaram Omble was the biggest hero of 26/11. The Mumbai police assistant sub-inspector was responsible for the capture of LeT terrorist Ajmal Kasab alive. His brother Eknath Omble welcomed the government decision to hang kasab, saying a terrorist like him should have been hanged in public. "My family is happy. Through you I had appealed to President Pranab Mukherjee. I am glad that today the President and the Home...
09:47 AM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday confirmed that Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving Pakistani terrorist of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, was hanged at Pune's Yerwada Jail on Wednesday morning. He also said that India has not yet received any request from Pakistan to claim the Kasab's body. "Indian mission in Islamabad informed Pakistan government about Kasab's hanging through letter. Pakistan refuses to take the...
09:24 AM, Nov 21, 2012
Mumbai: 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks convict Ajmal Kasab was on Wednesday morning hanged at Pune's Yerwada jail. The information was confirmed by the Maharashtra Home Ministry, which said President Pranab Mukherjee had rejected the mercy plea of the LeT terrorist on November 8. The Maharashtra government said the execution of Kasab was kept a secret. 2008 November 26: Ajmal Kasab and nine other terrorists attacked Mumbai. November 27: At 1.30...
09:05 AM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: 8:14 pm: Pakistani security and intelligence ban journalists and television cameramen from entering Ajmal Kasab's hometown in Punjab province. 6:01 pm: Khurshid says Ajmal Kasab and Sarabjeet's cases are not similar and India will continue to hope for Sarabjeet's release and will not give up its efforts. 5:56 pm: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid hopes Pakistan will deliver on 26/11 trial after Ajmal Kasab's execution. 3.40 pm: Home...
08:11 AM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy plea of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks convict Ajmal Kasab. The President's press secretary confirmed the reports saying the decision had been communicated to the Ministry of Home Affairs. When asked about the date of execution, the official said it was not a mandate of the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Sources said that the decision was taken after advice from the MHA. In September,...
07:59 AM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: The judicial custody of Fasih Memhmood, a suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist and an accused in Delhi and Bangalore blasts, will end on Friday. A court had on November 1 sent Fasih to judicial custody after Special Cell of Delhi Police, which had arrested him at IGI Airport after his deportation from Saudi Arabia recently, said it no longer needed his custody for interrogation. The court had also ordered...
06:37 AM, Nov 16, 2012
