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| Formal charges to be filed against Kasab today |
| 2009-02-25 |
| Indian police are filing a 5,000-page charge sheet against Ajmal Kasab -- the lone surviving gunman arrested after the Mumbai terror attacks -- in a Mumbai court today (Wednesday). "The voluminous charge sheet will hopefully answer all the questions about the Mumbai terror attacks," Joint Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria was quoted as saying by the media. Kasab and another attacker, Muhammad Ismail Khan, allegedly shot dead police officers Hemant Karkare and Ashok Kamte. The charge sheet is expected to name around 20 suspects -- including Pakistanis Yousuf Muzammil and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. The charge sheet also contains Kasab's conversation with his alleged handlers in Pakistan and his interrogation report. News channels earlier reported that India would respond on Tuesday to Pakistani questions over a dossier of information. However, the Indian government had made no statement late into the evening. It is now believed that Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon will hand over India's response to his Pakistani counterpart in Colombo on the sidelines of a SAARC meeting. |
| Posted by:Fred |