Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab (13 September 1987 - 21 November 2012) was a Pakistani militant who was involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks in India. Kasab was the only attacker captured alive by police. The Government of Pakistan initially denied that Kasab was from Pakistan, but in January 2009, it officially accepted that he was a Pakistani citizen.
On 3 May 2010, an Indian court convicted him of murder, waging war on India, possessing explosives, and other charges. On 6 May 2010, the same trial court sentenced him to death on four counts and to a life sentence on five other counts. Kasab was sentenced to death for attacking Mumbai and killing 166 people on 26 November 2008 along with nine terrorists. He was found guilty of 80 offences, including waging war against the nation, which is punishable by the death penalty. Kasab's death sentence was upheld by the Bombay High Court on 21 February 2011. The verdict was upheld by the Supreme Court of India on 29 August 2012,. He was hanged on 21 November 2012 at 7:30 A.M. and buried in Yerwada Jail in Pune
Kasab's plea for clemency was rejected by President of India Pranab Mukherjee and he was hanged on 21 November 2012 at 7:30 AM in Yerwada Jail in Pune, which was announced by the Home Minister Sushil Shinde. Shinde told– Ajmal Kasab was hanged at 7:30am. It took the Maharashtra government less than two weeks to hang Kasab after President Pranab Mukherjee rejected his mercy petition on November 5.
On 3 May 2010, an Indian court convicted him of murder, waging war on India, possessing explosives, and other charges. On 6 May 2010, the same trial court sentenced him to death on four counts and to a life sentence on five other counts. Kasab was sentenced to death for attacking Mumbai and killing 166 people on 26 November 2008 along with nine terrorists. He was found guilty of 80 offences, including waging war against the nation, which is punishable by the death penalty. Kasab's death sentence was upheld by the Bombay High Court on 21 February 2011. The verdict was upheld by the Supreme Court of India on 29 August 2012,. He was hanged on 21 November 2012 at 7:30 A.M. and buried in Yerwada Jail in Pune
Kasab's plea for clemency was rejected by President of India Pranab Mukherjee and he was hanged on 21 November 2012 at 7:30 AM in Yerwada Jail in Pune, which was announced by the Home Minister Sushil Shinde. Shinde told– Ajmal Kasab was hanged at 7:30am. It took the Maharashtra government less than two weeks to hang Kasab after President Pranab Mukherjee rejected his mercy petition on November 5.
After contemplating burial at sea, Kasab was finally buried on the compound of Yerwada Jail, Pune.Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil told– The punishment to Kasab is a true tribute to the victims and martyrs of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
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