2008
November 26: 10 Pakistani terrorists including Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab attack India’s financial capital Mumbai. Major areas of attack included Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the Oberoi Trident,the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital and the Nariman House Jewish community centre.
November 27: Police capture Ajmal Kasab alive at 1: 30 am and admits him to Nair hospital.
November 29: Police take statement from Kasab. Kasab confesses that he got trained in Pakistan and reveals the involvement of Lashkar-e-Taiba in the attacks.
November 29: Security forces secure all places under attack. Nine terrorists were killed.
December 27: Police conducts identification parade.
2009
January 13 : M.L. Tahaliyani appointed Special Sessions Court judge for Mumbai attacks case.
Janaury 16: Arthur Road Jail selected for the trial of Kasab.
February 5: Kasab’s DNA samples match with articles found in Kuber.
February 20/21: Kasab makes confession before magistrate.
February 22: Ujjwal Nikam appointed Special Public Prosecutor.
February 25: Chargesheet running into 11,000 pages was filed against Kasab.
April 15: Anjali Waghmare removed as Kasab’s lawyer.
April 17: Trial resumes after Abbas Kazmi appointed defence councel.
April 17: Kasab retracts confession.
April 20: Prosecution charges Kasab on 312 counts.
April 29: Experts say Kasab is major.
May 6: Charges framed, Kasab charged on 86 counts, but denies charges.
May 8: First eyewitness identifies Kasab.
November 30: Abbas Kazmi removed as Kasab’s lawyer.
December 1: K P Pawar takes place of Kazmi.
December 16: Prosecution completes its case in 26/11.
2010
March 31: Trial concludes in 26/11 case.
May 3, 2010: Kasab convicted.
May 6: Kasab was convicted and given capital punishment by trial court.
2011
February 21: Bombay High Court upholds trial court’s decision on Kasab’s death sentence.
October 10: SC stays execution of the death sentence awarded to Kasab
2012
February 23: SC hears intercepted conversations between the perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and their Pakistani handlers, watched the CCTV footage of the carnage.
August 29: Supreme Court upholds decision on Pakistani gunman’s capital punishment
October 16: Union Home Ministry recommends to President for rejection of Kasab’s mercy plea.
November 5: President rejects Kasab’s mercy plea
November 8: Maharashtra government informed about President’s decision.
November 21: Ajmal Kasab was hanged at Yerawada jail in Pune at 7:30 am
Keywords: Ajmal Kasab trial, Mumbai attacks
In this case, it was not a question of "justice delayed is justice
denied". Due process of law was maintained, and seen to be maintained. I
think the public's faith in the judiciary remains high.
never doubt on justice!!!!!!!!!!!!!have faith.
Its been late, actually very late. It had taken four years to award death sentence to national enemy, a terrorist. I belive it was the highest priority case and Indians expect a speedy trial atleast in such cases.
Ajmal Kasab case had become a joke, an episode of mockery for Indian Judicial System. There were many such instances where people were actually mocking this delay in Kasab's trail.
Upto a certain extent it can be believed that official processes takes time, but it has taken 4 years. Such delays only upsets common man who always prefers settling the issues outside court rather than waiting for some unexpected long time. Its a relief to see Kasab finally getting hanged.
Atlast a good decision taken..............
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