Mumbai, Jan 05: Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman, the lone
terrorist caught alive during November 26 terror attacks, is
not aware that Pakistan has disowned him, a crime branch
official said.
"He asked us about the status of his letter on legal
help. We told him that it is in the process. However, he is
not aware of any developments in Pakistan. He does not know
that Pakistan has disowned him stating that evidence was not
sufficient to prove Ajmal's nationality," said the
investigating officer.
"We will tell him about the status of his legal help
at an appropriate time. This is also a part of our
investigation strategy," the officer added.
Ajmal, who along with his associate Ismail Khan went
on killing spree at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway
station and also gunned down three top cops near Cama
Hospital, had in the second week of December written to the
Pakistan High Commission seeking legal help.
Ajmal had also stated that he and his associates were
Pakistanis and asked the Pakistan High Commission to take
custody of the body of fellow terrorist Ismail Khan, who was
killed in an encounter in south Mumbai on the same night.
The letter was moved to Pakistan High Commission by
the Indian government.
Last week, Ajmal was taken to Arthur Road jail for
three days for his Identification Parade where about 20
witnesses had identified him. Ajmal had shown no sign of
remorse even after causing mayhem in the city, an official
from the jail authority said.
"He believes that whatever he had done was right. He
is not regretting for his deeds," the official added.
Ajmal's police custody Tuesday
With the remand of Mohammed Ajmal
Amir Iman ending tomorrow, police are yet to decide on the
nature of custody they will seek to interrogate the lone
terrorist caught in the November 26 terror attacks in
connection with pending cases against him.
"We are yet to decide whether to take police custody
or judicial custody of Ajmal. Previously, we sought his police
custody in three cases registered in different police stations
in the city. Nine cases are still pending," a senior official
told media.
Police will either seek police custody or judicial
custody in the fourth case. As many as 12 cases have been
registered against Ajmal in connection with the terror
strikes.
Ajmal was remanded in police custody till January 6 by
a local court in connection with a case registered in the
Marine Drive police station for robbing a Skoda vehicle and
threatening the owner of the vehicle with an AK-47 rifle.
In the earlier two cases, his remand had been obtained
for interrogation in connection with shooting people at the
busy Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and killing three police
officers -- Hemant Karkare, Vijay Salaskar and Ashok Kamte --
outside Cama Hospital.
Due to security reasons, twice in the past Ajmal was
not taken to the court, and prior to regular court hours
Magistrate N Shrimangale and Public Prosecutor Eknath Dhumal
went to the police lock-up where Ajmal is being kept. A
similar procedure is expected to be followed now.
Nine associates of Kasab were killed during the
three-day siege, while he was caught alive at Girgaun
Chowpatty while trying to escape in a car that he and his
associate Ismail Khan had taken at gunpoint.
Bureau Report