Operation X: Ajmal Kasab's execution planned 2 months ago, hangman paid Rs 5,000

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Express news service :Mumbai, Nov 21 2012, 17:59 IST

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Late on Tuesday evening, Ministry of External Affairs communicated through a special messenger that Kasab's family had not expressed interest in collecting his body. MEA had asked the Pakistan High Commission this month to inform Kasab's family about the execution.

After the mercy plea was rejected by President Pranad Mukherjee on November 8, Kasab was informed in Hindi and Urdu about the execution. "He signed a document stating he had no Will," said Patil.

Kasab was moved on Monday night by a select team of 17 policemen. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force which was deployed at Arthur Road jail continued to be stationed there, while Maharashtra police transported him.

Patil said though many individuals had expressed a desire to hang Kasab for free, a government official person conducted the execution.

The hangman was paid Rs 5,000 for the execution as per a new decision. Till recently, hangmen were given Rs 10 as per rules of 1960. ''Although we had received several applications from persons expressing their willingness to do the job for free, the government felt it would be best if an authorised person did it," Patil said.

The last accused hanged in Maharashtra was on July 13, 1995. Domestic help Amrutlal Joshi was hanged for killing a 77-year-old man in suburban Khar, Mumbai.

Timeline:

*Special sessions court hearing case gives verdict on February 21, 2011

*Supreme Court upholds decision on August 29, 2012

*September 11, 2012: Sessions court confirms date and time of execution as November 21, 2012,

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Let us not trivialize the issue

Pradeep | 21-Nov-2012Reply | Forward

We should not trivialize the issue by high lighting what is not important. What is important is the execution of the Supreme court judgment. What we must high light is the judicial process in India where the dreaded terrorist was given every access to the legal system and remedies and finally his crime was so serious that he could not help but face it. There are people high lighting the amount spent or prison cell providing Biriyani to imply that Kasab was protected and he was allowed to enjoy. Shame on such people talking about it due to their ignorance. They should know that Kasab was a precious catch for India and we were able to prove the whole world that the perpetrators of the crime came from Pakistan and even they could not deny it. Having had Kasab as prisoner, we need to keep him alive and safe till everything is proved and cleared beyond any doubt. We cannot afford to take any chance and what the Govt did was perfectly in order. The execution is also in order. Let us not celebrate it but focus on our attempts on Pakistan to get hold of the people behind the terrorism on India, who are walking freely in Pakistan.