Mumbai: Pakistani gunman Mohammed Ajmal
Kasab, lawyers and reporters burst into laughter when
prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told the special court conducting
26/11 terror trial that he was the lone surviving gunman`s
"enemy number one".
Nikam`s comment in lighter vein was in response to a
query posed by Judge M L Tahaliyani to the prosecutor, asking
him to explain why he said that Kasab knows him very well.
Following are the excerpts of the conversation between
prosecutor and judge during the trial.
Nikam: "Sir, Kasab is denying everything right now".
Judge: But why are you examining witnesses to prove that
Kasab was carrying a bag during terror attack at Cama
hospital? I do not think he will deny ownership of the bag.
Nikam: He is denying everything right from post-mortem
reports to injury certificates of victims. I would not be
surprised if Kasab says in the court he is not a Pakistani
national and was caught wrongly by Mumbai police.
Judge: No, your assumption is wrong because he (Kasab)
has stated before me when I was holding inquiry about his age that he hails from Faridkot in Punjab province of Pakistan.
Nikam: Kasab had said that in response to your question
but to me he would give a different reply feigning ignorance
about being a Pakistani national. He knows me very well.
Judge: How do you say that he knows you very well?
Nikam: Because, I am his "enemy number one".
Bureau Report
