Indian court awards death sentence for Ajmal Kasab
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, May 6, IRNA -- An Indian court “Mumbai Special Court” Thursday awarded death sentence for Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist of Mumbai terror attack on 26 November 2008.
He has been given death penalty on five counts including waging war against the nation, murder, criminal conspiracy and committing terror activities by special Judge M. L. Tahaliyani.
The special 26/11 trial court in Mumbai, capital of Maharashtra state heard the arguments on Tuesday and announced the sentence today. The trial, perhaps the fastest in a terror case in India recorded 3,192 pages of evidence after examining 296 witnesses on 271 working days.
The 2008 Mumbai attacks were more than ten coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai, India's largest city, by terrorists. The attacks, which drew widespread condemnation across the world, began on 26 November 2008 and lasted until 29 November, killing around 200 people including at least 22 foreigners and wounding more than 300.
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