The prosecution in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case on Tuesday concluded its arguments seeking that all three accused including lone arrested terrorist Ajmal Kasab be convicted for all 86 charges levelled against him. The special sessions court directed Ajmal Kasabs lawyer K P Pawar to start his arguments on Thursday. The lawyer said he is likely to complete his arguments in one day and by the end of this week the arguments should be over and then the court can deliver judgment. If found guilty for serious charges like Section 121 (waging war against the country),120-B (conspiracy) of the IPC among other charges,the accused face punishment up to life imprisonment or death. Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said,The prosecution has proved the case against all the accused. Nikam replied to a question by the court earlier,on whether former additional chief secretary Chitkala Zutshi,who had granted sanction to prosecute the accused for waging war against the country,and under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,is an interested witness. Zutshi was inside Hotel Taj for seven hours on 26 Nikam argued that Zutshi is not an eyewitness but acting as a mediator between the police and the state. She went through all the evidence before giving sanction,he said.
