Mumbai 26/11: Prosecution wants death for Kasab

Mumbai: Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam made strong arguments demanding the death sentence for Kasab who was found guilty on more than 80 of the 86 charges brought against him for planning and executing the 26/11 attacks.

According to prosecution, Kasab and his accomplices were given commando and intelligence training at a camp in Muridke in Pakistan by LeT chief Hafeez Sayeed and chief of operations Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi.

Hundreds were held hostage at Hotel Taj, the Oberoi and Nariman House where terrorists fought National Security Guards (NSG) and police for close to 60 hours before being killed. The nine slain terrorists were identified as Abu Ismael, Abu Akasha, Abu Umar, Abdul Rehman Bada, Abu Umer, Abdul Rehman Chhota, Fahad Ullah, Javed Abu Ali and Abu Shoeb.

Kasab was captured at Girgaum Chowpatty following an encounter with the police after he and Abu Ismael had killed several people at CST, in and outside Cama Hospital, and Metro Junction.

The Prosecution argued:

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• Kasab and Abu Ismail directly responsible for 72 deaths, including 14 policemen
• Kasab a beast, enjoys the act of killing
• Kasab an agent of the devil, a disgrace to human race, completely bereft of humanity
• Kasab a killing machine and the manufacturing factory is Pakistan
• Kasab should be given death as a deterrent to others