Mumbai attacks trial to start next week: Court

MUMBAI: The trial of the lone Islamist militant suspect captured by police during the Mumbai attacks will begin next week, a court heard on Monday.

"The prosecution will open their case on April 15," judge M.H. Tahiliani told the defendant, Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman, at a pre-trial hearing in the city.

Iman, also known as Kasab, faces a string of charges related to the November 26-29 attacks, including "waging war" on India, murder and attempted murder. He could be executed if convicted.