Crime Branch officials who are investigating the 26/11 case believe that though their investigative and evidence-gathering efforts succeeded in bringing about a death sentence for Ajmal Qasab, they may not be able to wrest a similar sentence for his mentor and 26/11 handler Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal.

A native of Beed district of Maharashtra, Jundal is one of the key accused in the 26/11 case. Investigations have revealed that Jundal trained and imparted instructions to the 10 terrorists who attacked the city on November 26, 2008, including Qasab. He had also taught Qasab and his colleagues to speak Hindi, before they were sent to Mumbai to lay siege on the city.