Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the Pakistani National and the lone surviving terrorist of 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks, was hanged on 21 November 2012 at Pune’s Yerwada Jail at 7:30 am. The Home Minister of Maharashtra R.R. Patil confirmed that Kasab was hanged. The President of India Pranab Mukherjee rejected the mercy plea of Kasab.
He was hanged five days before the fourth anniversary of the brutal terror attack on Mumbai that claimed 166 lives and sieged Mumbai for continuous three days.
Execution of Kasab Second-Fastest in the History of India
In the top-secret operation, the sole surviving terrorist of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab was hanged till death in Yerwada jail, Pune, on 21 November 2012. Kasab had killed 166 people on 26 November 2008 along with 9 other terrorists from Pakistan.
Ajmal Kasab’s Execution Chronology
• 26 November 2008- Kasab as well as 9 terrorists launched a commando raid in Mumbai
• 27 November 2008- Kasab caught and arrested
• 30 November 2008- Kasab confessed before police
• 16 January 2009- Arthur Road Jail selected for trial of Kasab
• 20/21 February 2009- Kasab confessed before the magistrate
• 22 February 2009- Ujjwal Nikal appointed as the Special Public Prosecutor
• 20 April 2009- Prosecution charged Kasab on 312 counts
• 6 May 2009- Kasab was awarded death sentence by the trial court
• 21 February 2011- Bombay High Court upheld the decision of the trial court
• March 2011- Kasab wrote to Supreme Court challenging high court’s decision
• 10 October 2011- Supreme Court stayed execution of the death sentence
• 25 April 2012- Supreme Court reserved its verdict after going through a lot of hearing over two and a half months
• 16 October 2012- Union Home Ministry recommended to president for rejecting mercy plea of Kasab
• 5 November 2012- President rejected mercy petition of Kasab
• 8 November 2012- Maharashtra Government was informed about the decision of President
• 21 November 2012- Kasab was hanged at 7.30 A.M. in Yerwada Jail, Pune
Background of Kasab
Kasab was a Pakistani militant and belonged to Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group. He was born on 13 July 1987 at Faridkot, Pakistan and is 25 years old. Kasab was found guilty in 80 offences which included murder, possession of explosives, waging a war against India and many more. The Supreme Court of India upheld the death sentence of Kasab on 29 August 2012. The defense lawyers on Kasab’s side are Defense lawyers Amin Solkar, Farhana Shah and Abbas Kazmi.
Kasab’s execution is second-fastest in the history
Kasab’s execution is said to be the second fastest in the history of India, only after Banswara-based Ramchandra a.k.a Raoji. Raoji was executed in just 3 years after murdering his family. Raoji was put to death on 4 May 1996.
Comparing the two, Kasab’s execution is the second-fastest as he was hanged 4 years after his heinous terror attack in Mumbai.
It is quite significant to note that the President Pranab Mukherjee decided to reject Kasab’s mercy plea while 14 other petitions till October 2012 were pending and this also included Parliament attack terrorist- Afzal Guru besides other important names.
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