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| Kasab to be sentenced on Thursday | | | Agencies
MUMBAI, May 4: The prosecution on Tuesday sought death penalty for Pakistani gunman Ajmal Amir Kasab, convicted for 26/11 terror attacks, describing him as a killing machine manufactured in Pakistan who had total disregard for life.
Terming Kasab's case as the rarest of rare, public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told the anti-terror court, "Such a monster should be given death penalty.... He is an agent of devil himself.
Special judge M L Tahaliyani reserved his judgement for Thursday after public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam and defence counsel K P Pawar wrapped up their arguments on the quantum of sentence to 22-year-old Kasab, who was held guilty of mass murder and waging war against the nation yesterday.
Addressing the media after presenting the case before judge Tahaliyani, Nikam said there were eight solid reasons to hang the lone survivor from the terrorists who attacked Mumbai in 2008.
"Kasab's actions were pre-planned and pre-meditated and he killed without discretion or distinction, young or old, Hindus, Muslims, Jews and Christians," he said.
"Kasab killed people with design, without mercy. He and Abu Ismail were responsible for killing 72 people, including 14 policemen, and the victims were helpless, defenceless and there was no provocation," Nikam said. Among the victims were eight women and seven small children, besides 14 policemen.
Nikam further argued that Kasab did not only kill, but he "enjoyed the killing", which shows his unscrupulous attitude and total disregard for human life.
Not only that, Kasab felt sad he could not kill more at the railway station as there was lesser rush of commuters than expected, Nikam said, adding that this showed that "Kasab is worse than even animals." Quoting from Kasab's confession, Nikam pointed out that the terrorist was disappointed that they were delayed by an hour in the voyage by sea and missed the huge peak hour crowds at CST that evening.
Further, he said that Kasab and Ismail killed navigator Amarchand Solanki of the ship Kuber which the terrorists used to land in Mumbai. "Solanki was killed mercilessly for no reason. He was butchered to death by Kasab whose name means butcher," Nikam contented.
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