New Delhi: The lone terrorist captured alive after the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, Ajmal Kasab will again appear in the court on Tuesday. Kasab's on Monday confessed of his role in Mumbai terror attacks that confused the entire Indian legal system.
But the prosecution is wary, and suspect a legal ploy. In a statement to the court, Kasab spoke about, how his desire to use weapons led him into Jehad, locating the Jehadi's office himself.
He also spoke about the sea route to Mumbai, including details of the hijacking of the Kuber, minute details of a taxi ride to CST, leaving bombs in the taxi and details of Cama operation and their escape bid.
However, Kasab's confession did have omissions.
For instance, Kasab claimed he hadn't fired a single round or hurled any grenades after he and Abu Ismail stepped outside CST, where 52 people had been shot.
He also denied having killed any policemen; ATS chief Hemant Karkare, Tukaram Omble, Vijay Salaskar or Kamte. He passed the buck to his accomplices Abu Ismail, Abu Umer and Abu Soheb.
Interestingly, he did not name Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafeez Saeed - whom India suspects masterminded the attack - anywhere in his confession.
Legal experts now feel the confession is a deliberate attempt for leniency.
Kasab interspersed his shocking confessional with the statements given by several of the 124 witnesses already examined by Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam to prove his point.
All through his confession, he kept naming his handlers and his associate Abu Ismail, who gave detailed instructions, maps, weapons and other equipment to the 10-member group for the terror attacks.
According to Nikam, Kasab's confession came after he discussed the entire issue with his government-appointed lawyer SG Abbas Kazmi.
"This is a victory of truth, and a victory for the prosecution. His confession came all of a sudden and he has admitted to all the crimes against him," Nikam said.
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