The Bombay High Court today upheld the death sentence of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, nine months after he was pronounced guilty of perpetrating the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. The division bench of Justices Ranjana Desai and R V More observed that there is no scope of reform or rehabilitation of the convicted accused. The court said that it is a rarest of rare case and the court cannot be more confident than it is today that death penalty must be given. Justice Desai told Kasab that his death sentence has been upheld and he has the option of moving the Supreme Court against the verdict. Kasab, the only terrorist caught alive during the 26/11 terror attacks, was sentenced to death last year by a special trial court in Mumbai on four counts including waging war against India and to a life sentence on five other counts. 166 people died during the attack. The Bombay High Court said Kasab was directly responsible for seven deaths during 26/11. Among them were three senior policemen who died in the line of duty. Hemant Karkare who was the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief was shot outside Cama Hospital along with Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ashok Kamte and encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar. The judges said that Kasab has a scheming mind and wanted to destabilize India. The judges lauded the bravery of the National Security Guard commandos and policemen who fought the terrorists during 26/11. The High Court also dismissed the Maharashtra state's appeal and upheld the acquittal of Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed, accused of aiding the terrorists. Both the accused had been acquitted by the trial court on May 6 on the ground of doubtful evidence. The court said that as there is not enough evidence against the duo and they can’t be held accused in the case. Public prosecutor Ujjawal Nikam said that Maharashtra government will decide on challenging this verdict in the Supreme Court.