26/11 villain Ajmal Kasab hanged and buried in Pune's Yerwada Jail
A few hours before The Indian Express reported that his mercy petition was rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee, Ajmal Kasab, the Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist, was hanged at Pune's Yerwada Jail where he was shifted earlier from Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail.
Kasab has been buried in the Yerwada jail premises itself.
Nearly four years after the Mumbai terror attack, Ajmal Kasab, the sole surviving Pakistani gunman, was hanged to death at the Yerwada central prison here on Wednesday morning in an operation shrouded in secrecy.
25-year-old Kasab was hanged at 7.30 am, Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil said in Mumbai shortly after the hanging.
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"It's a great day for us. As a family we are thrilled and will be meeting today evening. For me and my mother this news has really given us a relief. We have ever expected to hear it as his name was behind in a huge list of convicts facing death sentence. Its an emotional moment for us and justice for my father." – Divya Salaskar, daughter of senior police inspector Vijay Salaskar who was martyred in the 26/11
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Pakistan government was kept informed about the execution. The execution in the Mumbai attack trial brought closure to many in the audacious strike by 10 terrorists of Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in which 166 people were killed. Nine LeT men were killed during the 60-hour siege which began on the night of November 26, 2008.
The prison authorities remained tight-lipped about the details of hanging performed in a well-guarded secret operation amid reports that Kasab did not have any death wish.
Kasab was executed after he exhausted all legal remedies available to escape the noose with President Pranab Mukherjee rejecting his mercy plea following the advice of the Union Home Ministry.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said Kasab was moved to Yerwada jail on November 19 from Arthur Road jail in Mumbai where he has been lodged.
Inspector General of Prisons Maharashtra Meeran Borwankar refused to respond media queries on the execution of Kasab.
Scores of curious onlookers started crowding in front of the jail as the news spread in the city.
There was, however, no official word or briefing by the jail authorities on the last rites of the hanged convict.
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said Pakistan was informed about the execution of Kasab.
"With the execution of Kasab, we have completed the judicial procedure of 26/11 case." Shinde said in Delhi.
The Indian High Commission in Islamabad informed Pakistan government about Kasab's hanging through letter, he said, adding Pakistan refused to take the letter, which was then sent through fax.
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said the obligation of keeping Pakistan informed about the hanging was fulfilled.
Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, who appeared for police in the case said the hanging is a "victory" for the country.
source:The Indian Express
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