On his last day, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab was awakened in the wee hours of Wednesday for his execution at Pune's Yerwada Jail. The 26/11 Mumbai attack convict spent about half-an-hour in taking bath and then offered prayer. Kasab was then given new clothes to wear. Ajmal Kasab ’s testimony revealed the involvement of several major figures in the 26/11 conspiracy, including top terrorist Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. His accomplice, Ismail Khan, was killed in a police encounter near Chowpatty in South Mumbai on the morning of November 27. This horrifying act of terrorism shook the entire nation. Among the ten attackers, Ajmal Kasab was the only one captured alive, and his trial became a key moment in India’s legal and security history. Here’s a simple breakdown of the attack and the events that followed during Kasab ’s trial. Ajmal Kasab was among a group of 24 men [31] who received training in marine warfare at a remote camp in the mountainous areas of Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. Part of the training was reported to have taken place on the Mangla Dam reservoir. [32] Involvement in 2008 Mumbai attacks [edit] Kasab was seen on CCTV during his attacks at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus along with another recruit, Ismail Khan. Kasab reportedly told the police that they wanted to replicate the ...
