Raising doubts on the ‘secular’ credentials of Advocate Ujjwal Nikam who secured a conviction for 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab, a city-based organisation has objected to his appointment as the special public prosecutor (SPP) in the murder trial of IT graduate Mohsin Shaikh.

Not the ‘right’ pick: The body’s president says the state government should choose anyone but Nikam

The Rashtrapremi Kruti Samiti (RKS), a body that works for the rights of minority and backward groups, has opposed Nikam’s appointment in a letter to the chief minister, stating that he has close links with right-wing extremist groups.