Kasab May Be Hanged by Year End if No Legal Bar Comes up: Govt
Government has said that Amir Ajmal Kasab, who has been awarded death penalty by a special court in Mumbai terror attacks case, may be hanged by the end of this year if no legal bar comes in the way, said media reports.
“If there is no petition from him (Kasab) challenging the sessions court verdict in the higher court… he can be hanged by the year-end,” Union Home Secretary G K Pillai told a TV channel.
Kasab, 22, was sentenced to death on May 6 after he was found guilty of mass murder and waging war against India.
The Bombay High Court has to confirm the death sentence awarded to him.
In response to a query about the status of Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru’s mercy petition, Pillai said, “It is with the government for consideration.”
(Based on internet reports)
