26/11 terrorist, who is lodged at Arthur Road Jail, will approach the court with the request
26/11 terrorist, who is lodged at Arthur Road Jail, will approach the court with the request
Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Qasab, who went on a killing spree during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, wants newspapers and a TV in his cell.
Jail sources say Qasab made the request to a warden on Saturday. While Arthuru00a0 Road Jail superintendent Swati Sathe told MiD DAY that Qasab had made no such request, insiders say the jailer actually responded to his request by telling him that his fate did not permit him to watch television. Qasab reportedly reminded the jailor that his fate rests in the hands of God, and added that he would seek the court's permission for access to TV and local newspapers.
ADVERTISEMENT
Qasab is under surveillance of three closed circuit cameras, which show him either reading verses from the Quran or copies of the 26/11 charge sheet. Qasab is in cell number four, which is part of a cluster of seven other sub>>cells that have been kept vacant as a precautionary measure following intelligence reports that Qasab could be attacked during the 26/11 trial.
Qasab, who was quarantined immediately after his arrest on November 27, is not aware that all other members of the killer squad, which he was part of, have been gunned down.
Who guards Qasab?
>> A police commando with an AK-47 assault rifle is positioned outside Qasab's cell
>> Three others and a phalanx of jail wardens block the entrance to Anda cell
>> The Indo-Tibetan Border Police and u00a0u00a0SRPF jawans are handling the external security of the jail
Qasab's neighbours in anda cell
>> Gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli in cell number five
>> Gangster Chhota Rajan's right-hand man in Mumbai D K Rao and few others in cell number three
>> LeT operatives Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed and other bomb blast accused are housed in cell number two
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
