A special court in Mumbai will today hear arguments on the quantum of sentence to be awarded to Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab in the 26/11 terror strikes. The arguments will be presented by the prosecution led by Ujjwal Nikam and defence lawyer K P Pawar. The punishment for the offences committed by Kasab ranges from life imprisonment to death.<br/><br/>The court had on Monday held Kasab guilty of all 86 charges including mass murders and waging war against the nation. However, the two other co-accused Indian LeT operatives Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin Ahmed were pronounced not guilty by the special court for lack of evidence.<br/><br/>The court also observed that the 26/11 terror attack was a case of state sponsored terrorism, with a clear trail being found from Karachi to Mumbai. The court said that this whole conspiracy was hatched in Pakistan and said that 20 of the wanted accused, including LeT founder Hafiz Saeed, operations chief Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Abu Hamza, and were involved in 26/11 conspiracy.<br/><br/>Kasab has a right to file an appeal in the Bombay High Court against the verdict of the trial court. At the same time the trial court judgement would be referred to the High Court for confirmation.
News On AIR | May 4, 2010 1:22 PM
Court to hear arguments on Kasab's sentence today