Ajmal Kasab

Ajmal Kasab
Photograph shot by Sebastian D'Souza from the Mumbai Mirror of Ajmal Kasab in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus during the Mumbai attacks
Born
Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab

(1987-07-13)13 July 1987
Faridkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Died21 November 2012(2012-11-21) (aged 25)
Yerawada Central Jail, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
NationalityPakistani
Known for2008 Mumbai attacks
Criminal statusExecuted
MotiveIslamic extremism
Conviction(s)
  • Murder
  • Conspiracy
  • Waging war against India
  • Possession of explosives
Criminal penaltyDeath
Date apprehended
26 November 2008[1]

Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab (Urdu: اجمل قصاب; 13 July 1987 – 21 November 2012)[2] was a Pakistani[3][4] terrorist and a member of the Islamist terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba through which he took part in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks in Maharashtra, India.[5][6] Kasab, alongside fellow Lashkar-e-Taiba recruit Ismail Khan, killed 72 people during the attacks, most of them at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.[7] Kasab was the only attacker who was apprehended alive by the police.

Kasab was born in Faridkot, Pakistan and left his home in 2005, engaging in petty crime and armed robbery with a friend. In late 2007, he and his friend encountered members of Jama'at-ud-Da'wah, the political wing of Lashkar-e-Taiba, distributing pamphlets, and were persuaded to join.

On 3 May 2010, Kasab was found guilty of 80 offences, including murder, waging war against India, possessing explosives, and other charges.[8][9] On 6 May 2010, he was sentenced to death on four counts and to life imprisonment on five counts. Kasab's death sentence was upheld by the Bombay High Court on 21 February 2011.[10] The verdict was upheld by the Supreme Court of India on 29 August 2012.[4][11] Kasab was executed by hanging on 21 November 2012 at 7:30 a.m. local time,[12] and subsequently buried within the precincts of Yerwada Central Jail in Pune.[13][14][15]

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  10. ^ "Kasab waged war against India: court". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  11. ^ "26/11 terror attacks case: Ajmal Kasab's plea to spare life rejected by SC". The Indian Express. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  12. ^ "Ajmal Kasab hanged today at 7:30 am today". Mumbai Voice. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kasab was finally buried was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "Kasab executed in great secrecy, Shinde says even Manmohan, Sonia didn't know". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  15. ^ "Ajmal Kasab hanged and buried in Pune's Yerwada Jail". Retrieved 21 November 2012.