Kasab likely to attend court proceedings through video conferencing today

MUMBAI: Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested in the Mumbai terror strikes case, is likely to participate in court proceedings on Monday through video conferencing following a heightened threat perception about his security.

Kasab, arrested on November 26, has never been produced in open court due to security concerns. He is presently lodged in a high security barrack of the Arthur Road jail in central Mumbai.

As Kasab is required to be present for court proceedings, but could not be brought to the court house in south Mumbai due to security concerns, video conferencing will be arranged, sources said.

The Mumbai police have filed its chargesheet against Kasab and two others, Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed, for their alleged involvement in the terror strikes.

The prosecution on Monday will be seeking the case to be committed from the magistrate's court to the special court which has been created to conduct the trial.

The magistrate will also pass orders on a plea by Ansari and Ahmed, alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives, to receive copies of the 11,000 page chargesheet in Urdu. The original copies are in English and Marathi.