Prosecution seeks death penalty for Kasab

Mumbai, May 4 (PTI) The prosecution on Tuesday sought
death penalty for Pakistani gunman Ajmal Amir Kasab, convicted
for 26/11 terror attacks, describing him as a killing machine
manufactured in Pakistan who had total disregard for life.
Terming Kasab's case as the rarest of rare, public
prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told the anti-terror court, "Such a
monster should be given death penalty.... He is an agent of
devil himself.
"If Kasab is given lesser punishment, India will
become a soft target for every self-styled terror group,"
Nikam said in his arguments over quantum of sentence to the
terrorist, a day after Special Judge M L Tahaliyani found him
guilty of mass murder and waging war against India.
"There has been a high degree of cruelty and Kasab had
total disregard for life. Kasab is a killing machine and such
machines are manufactured in Pakistan," he said.
Seeking death for the 22-year-old lone surviving
gunman involved in the brazen attacks that left 166 people
dead, Nikam said, "Kasab has lost every right to live. He was
not happy after killing 72 persons and wanted to kill more."
Nikam claimed Kasab was in a "joyous" mood after
seeing people dying in pain and agony after opening
indiscriminate fire at the bustling Chhatrapati Shivaji
Terminus and elsewhere on November 26, 2008.
"There was no remorse and he said in his confession
before the magistrate that he wanted to inspire future
fidayeens (suicide killers).
"If death is not awarded, it would be a mockery of
justice," Nikam said. MORE PTI SP
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