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    Photo-journalist Sebastian D'Souza identified Ajmal Kasab in court.

    A photojournalist on Monday identified Pakistani gunman Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, before a special court hearing Mumbai attacks case, as one of the persons who opened fire at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus on November 26 and provided photographs to support his evidence.

    Sebastian D'Souza placed before the court 100 photographs which he had shot on the night of November 26 capturing the gunmen who were firing indiscriminately at people at the rail terminus. Over 50 persons were killed in the attack. The evidence of this witness is considered significant because he is not only an eyewitness but also is the first witness to provide documentary evidence of the terror attack.

    The court has taken 20 of the 100 photographs on record, three of them showing Kasab holding a AK-47 assault rifle and also firing with it. Four other photographs are of Kasab and fellow gunman Abu Ismail firing at people at the rail terminus. When the photographs were being displayed in court, Kasab was seen curiously looking at them from the dock since he was unaware that they were taken at the time of the attack. "The photographs are independent pieces of evidence and carry the value of an eyewitness and therefore is regarded as documentary evidence," special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said.

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    Endangering livesBy: rita | 16-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward The media should not be publishing pictures of witnesses who have bravely come forward to identify the witnesses. this not only gives unnecessary publicity, but also endangers their lives.
    What next?By: EC | 16-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward On a related topic, let the judicial process take its time. Hopefully someday the terrorist will be convicted. What happens next? Will he be hanged?If our govt is to be believed there are 20 mercy petitions pending before President. This was the reason cited for not hanging parliament attack terrorists, who have been convicted by supreme court. This terrorist will also be one more to that waiting list, who will live happily on taxpayers money for the rest of his life, while our security forces sacrifice themselves for capturing more such terrorists. Not getting into politics of why Govt./President doesnt decide on the petitions, is anyone here even slightly worried of handling such cases on a different judicial track, with fixed time frames, so that atleast people convicted of such heinous crimes are brought to book? If not, why should any terrorist fear our law?I get remembered of the movie Wednesday, and how relevant were the questions posed by it. Alas, public memory is short..
    Fake EvidenceBy: JP | 16-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward The photo evidence is cooked up. How can it be proved that the photoes were taken on that day at that time? It is a possibility that they were taken with masks of those caught to malign the heavenly pakistan, from where terrorists come and further to insult Indians, 'war is not an option'! Jai ho...
    This charade is still going on?By: Hary Nambiar | 15-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward How long we have to endure this nonsense called judicial charade to prove his innocence?
    EngineerBy: Janar | 15-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward Request to all journalists. Please do not identify the name and display the photographs of witnesses in such terrorist cases. They may be subjected to terrorist attack and endanger to their life.I do not know why our judicial system is not banning such things.
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