Death penalty confirmed for Mumbai terror gunman
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="India">India</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="Kasab">Kasab</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lone">lone</span> <span word="surviving">surviving</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2008 <span word="Mumbai">Mumbai</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> 166 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>.</p><p><span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="Kasab">Kasab</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="gunmen">gunmen</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="siege">siege</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="India">India</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="appealed">appealed</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="trial">trial</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="award">award</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="order">order</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foremost">foremost</span> <span word="offense">offense</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Kasab">Kasab</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="waging">waging</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="India">India</span>."</p><p><span word="Kasab">Kasab</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span>-<span word="security">security</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mumbai">Mumbai</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="waging">waging</span> <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="acts">acts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> 2010.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="petition">petition</span>, <span word="Kasab">Kasab</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lodge">lodge</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="clemency">clemency</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Pranab">Pranab</span> <span word="Mukherjee">Mukherjee</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="another">another</span> 11 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span>.</p><p><span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="execution">execution</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="in">in</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span> - <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="hanged">hanged</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 14-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="dispassionately">dispassionately</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accused">accused</span>," <span word="state">state</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span> <span word="Gopal">Gopal</span> <span word="Subramanium">Subramanium</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>. "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>."</p><p><span word="Ujjwal">Ujjwal</span> <span word="Nikam">Nikam</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Kasab">Kasab</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> "<span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span>".</p>
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