Who is mohammed ajmal kasab

He got angry and left," Dawn newspaper quoted the man as saying. At some point, India says, Qasab came under the influence of the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group. After training in one of several remote camps, they say, he was hand-picked for the Mumbai operation.

He was captured on camera at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, a slight figure in combat trousers and a blue sweatshirt, clutching an assault rifle. He "walked as if no-one can touch him", a photographer who took the picture of him told the court in June. They fired towards the ticket window. When they opened fire towards us it confirmed they were terrorists," Sebastian D'Souza said. Captured after a shoot-out with police, Qasab was interrogated and then charged with 86 offences, including murder and waging war on India.

Prosecutors said he had confessed - but his lawyers then said his statement had been coerced, and it was retracted. His trial began in March and at first, correspondents say, he appeared relaxed. He smiled periodically and occasionally joked with officials. His defence had attempted to argue that he was under 18 and so a minor. Asked in May to confirm his age, he provoked laughter by stating that if prosecutors had believed him then he would not now be in court.

When a year-old girl injured in the attacks identified him in court, witnesses said he looked grave. In the photograph, Kasab was seen wearing a red thread on his right wrist, which is believed to be a sacred Hindu thread. In official documents related to the trial of Kasab, there is mention of the fake ID cards that were given to those involved in the attacks. In a table, the Mumbai Police then listed all the identity cards that had been found.

One of the other terrorists was listed as a resident of Navi Delhi, and another was listed as a resident of Ahmedabad. In the confession, in which Kasab spoke about how they were chosen for the mission, training and more, he is said to have spoken about receiving the fake identity cards.

On the way, they would also tie sacred threads around their wrists like Hindus do. After they were told about their targets, Kasab spoke about the fake identification cards that they were given. In Pakistan, a senior commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba LeT militant group, which India blames for the assault on Mumbai, called Kasab a hero and said he would inspire more attacks. The Pakistan Taliban said they were shocked by the hanging.

Kasab was buried inside the prison where he was hanged, officials said. He was quiet and seemed nervous before the execution, a prison guard told the NDTV network. He prayed and asked if his family had been informed, which they had. India said it would hand over the body to Pakistan if asked. Villagers threw stones and slapped around journalists who went to the village in the province of Punjab. This year, Saudi Arabia extradited an Indian-born militant accused of being a key plotter in the Mumbai attacks.

In a video of his interrogation by police, Kasab said his trainers and handlers had assured him prior to the attack that his killing spree was a sure ticket to rewards in heaven. President Pranab Mukherjee rejected his plea for clemency on November 5, although this was not made public until Tuesday night.