Kasab nervous but quiet before execution: Jail officer
Kasab had also offered prayers and asked if his family was informed in advance about the hanging to which jail authorities replied in the affirmative, the official said.
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The central paramilitary force had deployed a special commando-trained contingent of 200 personnel in March 2009 after Kasab was brought to the prison complex.
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Immediately after the hanging was carried out in Pune, Sushil Kumar Shinde Pakistan did not accept the letter informing them about Kasab's hanging. Pakistan, however, said that it had "received that...
View ArticleKasab hanging robs BJP of an issue, say experts
But the action is unlikely to be of much electoral advantage to the Congress in next month's Gujarat polls, they say. Message Board: Discuss the hanging of Pakistani terrorist Mohd Ajmal Amir Kasab
View ArticleKin of Mumbai attack victims welcome Kasabs hanging
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View ArticleAllah mujhe maaf kare: Ajmal Kasab
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