Timeline: Mohammed Ajmal Kasab from 26/11 to death

2008 Nov 26: Kasab and nine Pakistani gunmen launch a bloody attack on multiple locations in south Mumbai. Kasab and another gunman attack Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in south Mumbai shooting train commuters. Over 50 persons were killed and over 100 injured. They then killed the state anti-terror squad chief and two other senior police officers near Cama Hospital. Nov 27: At 1.30am, Kasab caught while driving towards Malabar Hill and placed under arrest, admitted to Nair hospital. Accomplice killed in shootout with police [caption id=“attachment_529915” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Screen grab from CNN IBN.[/caption] Nov 29: Kasab gives statement to police, confesses role Nov 29: All places under siege secured after 60 hours, nine terrorists killed Nov 30: Kasab confesses before police Dec 27/28: Identification parade held 2009 Jan 13: ML Tahaliyani appointed 26/11 special judge Jan 16: Arthur Road Jail selected for Kasab’s trial Feb 5: Kasab’s DNA samples match with articles seized from fishing boat, Kuber Feb 20/21: Kasab makes confession before Magistrate (Miss) RV Sawant-Wagule Feb 22: Ujjwal Nikam appointed special public prosecutor Feb 25: Charge sheet against Kasab, two others Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed filed in Esplanade Metropolitan Court April 1: Anjali Waghmare appointed Kasab’s lawyer by the special court April 15: Trial in 26/11 case commences April 15: Anjali Waghmare removed as Kasab’s lawyer due to conflict of interest April 16: SG Abbas Kazmi appointed Kasab’s lawyer April 17: Kasab’s confession opened in court, he retracts April 20: Prosecution charge Kasab on 312 counts April 29: Kasab is major, say experts after lawyer claimed he was juvenile May 6: Charges framed, Kasab charged on 86 counts, denies charges May 8: First eyewitness deposes, identifies Kasab June 23: Non-bailable warrants issued against 22, including JuD chief in Pakisatan Hafeez Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi June 25: Kasab suffering from ulcers, court told July 20: Kasab pleads guilty before Special Judge ML Tahaliyani Nov 30: Abbas Kazmi removed as Kasab’s lawyer Dec 1: KP Pawar officially takes Abbas Kazmi’s place Dec 16: Prosecution completes case in 26/11 Dec 18: Kasab denies all charges 2010 Feb 11: Shahid Azmi, lawyer of one of the 26/11 accused, shot dead in Kurla Feb 22: David Coleman Headley issue crops up in court Feb 23: Final argument to begins from March 9 March 31: Special court fixes May 3 as date of judgement May 6: Kasab sentenced to death by 26/11 court June 8: Amin Solkar, Farhana Shah appointed lawyers for Kasab to appear in Bombay high court Oct 18: Kasab’s death sentence confirmation/appeal hearing to commence in high court Oct 19: Kasab throws tantrums, wants to attend court in person, spits at camera and says “send me to America”; judges warn him to behave properly Oct 21: Kasab reiterates before his lawyers that he wants to come to court personally Oct 25: High court judges views CCTV footage purportedly showing Kasab and slain terrorist Abu Ismail in terror acts. Oct 27: Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam justifies death sentence awarded to Kasab by trial court Oct 29: Kasab confused trial court by taking frequent U-turns, argues Nikam Nov 23: High court judges once again watch CCTV footages of Kasab Nov 25: Kasab’s lawyer Amin Solkar begins argument, says trial was unfair. He demands retrial in 26/11 case Nov 30: Solkar argues that charge of “waging war against nation” was not made out against Kasab Dec 2: Kasab did not come from Pakistan by dinghy, his lawyer says. Adds that dinghy could not accommodate 10 people 2011 Jan 17: Court reserves judgment till Feb 7 Feb 7: Bombay high court sets Feb 21 as judgment date Feb 21: Bombay high court upholds death verdict on Kasab July 29: Kasab challenges death sentence in Supreme Court 2012 Aug 29: Supreme Court confirms Kasab’s death sentence Sep 18: Kasab sends mercy petition to the President Sep 24: Maharashtra Home Ministry recommends rejecting of mercy petition Oct 23: Ministry of Home Affairs recommends to the president to reject Kasab’s mercy plea Nov 5: President approves death sentence for Kasab Nov 21: Kasab hanged to death at Yerawada jail. Hanged at 7:30 am. (with inputs from IANS)