KASAB

At the behest of LeT, Kasab and others had come from
Pakistan to attack Mumbai. They were told to take as many
hostages as possible to demand creation of a separate state
for Muslims and liberation of Kashmir, the Government Counsel
said, adding this was clear from the telephonic talks the
terrorists had with their Pakistani handlers.
Nikam said Kasab was captured at Girgaum chowpatty by
police after an encounter in which he killed police officer
Tukaram Ombale.
However, Kasab alleged that police had staged a false
encounter at Chowpatty to implicate him.
Kasab also denied his presence at CST when the
incident occurred. His lawyer Amin Solkar argued that CCTV
footages did not show Kasab's face clearly. He alleged that
some footages were shown and others were "suppressed" by the
prosecution to implicate Kasab.
About the photographs of Kasab in terror acts, his
lawyer argued that they were morphed. He said the trial was
"unfair" and demanded retrial. He said some important
witnesses had not been examined. However, the high court
rejected his plea for a fresh trial.
Kasab also denied that he had killed police officers
Hemant Karkare, Vijay Salaskar and Ashok Kamate.
His lawyer Amin Solkar referred to the trial court's
observation which said that bullets recovered from bodies of
Karkare and Salaskar did not match with Kasab's rifle although
bullets in Kamate's body tallied with Ismael's weapon.
Kasab's lawyer said Karkare was in constant touch on
telephone with the control room and demanded that records of
wireless phone should be called for.
Solkar wondered why Karkare and other officers had
taken a longer route to Cama Hospital when they were in close
vicinity and asked why did they proceed in the direction where
terrorists were hiding despite being warned by the control
room.
Kasab denied that he had come from Pakistan along with
other terrorists in a dinghy. He said he had come by Samjhauta
Express to Delhi and later went to Mumbai to see Hindi films.
He was arrested at Juhu beach and was in police custody when
the terror attacks took place.
Nikam countered this by saying that Kasab was a liar
and plotter who invented stories from time to time during the
trial. However, when Kasab came up with a new story he got
trapped in his own web of lies.
About Faheem and Sabauddin, both Indian citizens, Nikam
said that trial court had erred in acquitting them. Faheem had
got a passport from Pakistan on the basis of fake documents.
Faheem, he said, had gone to Pakistan and at the behest
of LeT he drew maps of targets and gave it to Sabauddin in
Nepal. Sabauddin then passed them on to LeT. Nikam showed the
passport to the court which had an entry of Faheem's visit
from Pakistan to Nepal. (MORE) PTI SVS
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