Anjali Waghmare to take up Kasab's case: Prosecutor
The lawyer appointed to represent the lone terrorist arrested in the Mumbai attacks will take on the case.
By Agencies |
MUMBAI: The lawyer appointed to represent the lone terrorist arrested in the Mumbai attacks will take on the case, despite being targeted by incensed members of the Shiv Sena, the prosecutor said Wednesday.
Anjali Waghmare on Tuesday asked a Mumbai court for a day to consider her position following protests outside her home by activists from the local Shiv Sena group.
But prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said Waghmare "will continue and will make a statement to that effect in court" later Wednesday.
Waghmare was selected from the state legal aid team to defend Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman ��� also known as Kasab ��� on Monday, ending a four-month legal limbo for the 21-year-old Pakistani national, during which he has had no lawyer.
Kasab was arrested on November 26 2008, soon after a group of 10 heavily-armed gunmen began a 60-hour assault on the country���s financial and entertainment hub, which eventually left over 180 dead and more than 300 injured.
He faces a string of charges, including "waging war" on India, murder and attempted murder, which carry a possible death sentence if he is convicted.
The trial is to begin on April 6.
Anjali Waghmare on Tuesday asked a Mumbai court for a day to consider her position following protests outside her home by activists from the local Shiv Sena group.
But prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said Waghmare "will continue and will make a statement to that effect in court" later Wednesday.
Waghmare was selected from the state legal aid team to defend Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman ��� also known as Kasab ��� on Monday, ending a four-month legal limbo for the 21-year-old Pakistani national, during which he has had no lawyer.
Kasab was arrested on November 26 2008, soon after a group of 10 heavily-armed gunmen began a 60-hour assault on the country���s financial and entertainment hub, which eventually left over 180 dead and more than 300 injured.
He faces a string of charges, including "waging war" on India, murder and attempted murder, which carry a possible death sentence if he is convicted.
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The trial is to begin on April 6.
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