Terming Faheem Ansari as a co-conspirator in the 26/11 attacks, government counsel Ujjwal Nikam told the Bombay High Court that he had cheated the Pakistani government by procuring a passport in a fictitious name.
A confession should be accepted in toto and not partially, Nikam told justices Ranjana Desai and R V More who are hearing arguments on confirmation of death sentence awarded to Kasab for his role in 26/11 attacks. "Kasab's confession was true and voluntary but its value did not deteriorate only because it was given in the magistrate's chamber and not in open court," he argued.
Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab and his companions were instructed by their Lashkar-e-Tayiba handlers on telephone to hold as many hostages as possible during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks to demand from the Indian government the creation of a "separate state for Muslims".
The Maharashtra government has submitted a CD of CCTV footage showing Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab assaulting jail staff to the Bombay High Court.
Government counsel Ujjwal Nikam, while giving details about the barbaric acts of Kasab and nine others who came from Pakistan to strike terror in Mumbai, said '26/11 attack was act of state-sponsored terrorism and was executed by Lashkar-e-Tayiba with the aid of security apparatus of that country'.
Justices Ranjana Desai and R V More, while dismissing the plea, said they had viewed a CD of CCTV footage submitted by Government Counsel Ujjwal Nikam which showed Kasab attacking prison personnel on September 1 and also considered the past experiences of Kasab on his aggressive posture in jail.
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