Kasab Buried in Yerwada Jail Premises
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday said that the Indian government tried to reach to the family members of Mumbai terror attack accused Ajmal Kasab, who was hanged this morning in Pune s Yerwada jail. He also said that Kasab has been buried in the Yerwada jail premises itself. 'Kasab has been hanged to death today morning at Pune s jail. He was taken to Pune from Mumbai two days back. Kasab has been buried in Yerwada jail premises itself,' he said. On the decision of date of hanging, he said, 'The date of hanging was decided by the judge.
According to the rule book we tried to reach to the family members of Kasab in Pakistan,' he added. Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday confirmed that Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving Pakistani terrorist of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, was hanged at Pune s Yerwada Jail on Wednesday morning. He also said that India has not yet received any request from Pakistan to claim the Kasab s body.
'Indian mission in Islamabad informed Pakistan government about Kasab s hanging through letter. Pakistan refused to take the letter, which was then sent through fax,' he said. Kasab s mercy petition was rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday night. Shortly thereafter, in the dead of the night, Kasab was shifted amid top secrecy and tight security to Pune s high-security Yerawada jail. On Wednesday morning, at 7.30 am, he was hanged in the jail premises after which a team of doctors declared him dead. Kasab s end came just five days before the fourth anniversary of the brutal terror attacks that killed 166 lives and injured 300.
Source: pk.msn.com
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