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The 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Ajamal Kasab on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Mumbai high court order awarding him death sentence for his crime. According to reports, the request by Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab had been filed via jail authorities in Mumbai, where he has been held since the attacks, and lodged with the secretary general of the court.
Kasab was convicted by the Bombay high court for murder, conspiracy and waging war against the country, and was sentenced to death. He has been lodged in the Arthur Road prison since 2008.
According to reports, Kasab had recently gone into a shell and stopped interacting with anyone. Kasab is not allowed to meet other inmates. He isn't allowed to read newspapers, or even step out of his cell. Previously, Kasab was quite conversational and would keep the security guards outside his cell busy with his questions.
Source: The Hindustan Times, July 29, 2011
Mumbai gunman Qasab appeals against death penalty
The sole surviving gunman from the deadly 2008 attacks in Mumbai (Bombay) has appealed against his death penalty in India's Supreme Court.
Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab filed his appeal through prison authorities, prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told the BBC.
The attack claimed 165 lives. Nine other gunmen were also killed.
Qasab was found guilty of waging war against India, multiple murder and conspiracy. He was sentenced to death in May last year.
In February, the high court in Mumbai rejecting his appeal against the sentence. It is not clear when the Supreme Court would provide Qasab with legal aid and take up the appeal.
The 60-hour siege which began on 26 November 2008 targeted luxury hotels, Mumbai's main railway station and a Jewish cultural centre.
Qasab and an accomplice carried out the assault on the station, killing 52 people.
The attacks soured ties between India and Pakistan, with India blaming Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba for the attacks.
After initial denials, Pakistan acknowledged that the assault had been partially planned on its territory and that Qasab was a Pakistani citizen.
But despite charging seven people in connection with the attacks, the Pakistani authorities have yet to convict anyone.
Relations with India have been slowly improving and the two countries have resumed peace talks.
Source: BBC News, July 29, 2011
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