CPD ASSIGNMENT
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Contributor - Dr Pravin Darji
Introduction
Dr. Pravin Darji
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Born
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23 August,1944
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Birth Place
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Mahelol
Dist. Lunawada
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Residence
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Dr. Pravin Darji
Near fuwara chok
Lunawada
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Contact Details
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02674-253925
9825356551
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Field
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Literature & Social Services
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Qualification
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SSC-1961
1965- B.A. with Gujarati &
Sanskrit
1967- M.A.
1973- Ph.D.
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Occupation
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1965-1967 à Professor in B.A. College, Modasa
1967 onwards à
Professor in B.A. College, Lunawada
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His
life
at a
Glance
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Knows
Gujarati, Hindi, Sanskrit, English, Bangali & Marathi languages
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‘ચીસ’ કાવ્યસંગ્રહ
- His first published book
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His many articles has
been published in magazine “અભ્યાસ”
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He
was known as “Moving Library” because of his knowledge during his excellent
student life
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He
rejected the position of THE
PRINCIPAL because of his love for literature
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Managing
publication of magazine “અરવરવ”
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He
has given speeches on TV & Radio
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He
is writing articles in “શબ્દસૃષ્ટિ”
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Hobbies
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To enjoy various types of art such as
Music, Painting, Dance etc.
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Creations
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Total 113 books
કવિતા - ચીસ, ઉત્સેધ
નિબંધ - અડખેપડખે, લીલાં પર્ણ, ડાળ એક પંખી બે
ચરિત્ર - ચંદનના વૃક્ષ
સંશોધન – નિબંધ - સ્વરૂપ અને વિકાસ
વિવેચન - સ્પંદ, ચર્વણા, દયારામ, પ્રત્યગ્ર, પશ્ચાત્, નવલકથા સ્વરૂપ, લલિત નિબંધ
સંપાદન - ગુજરાતી ભાષાની કેટલીક વિશિષ્ટ વાર્તાઓ, શબ્દશ્રી
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Social Compliments
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More than 15 awards such as
વિઠ્ઠલભાઇ પટેલ સુવર્ણચંદ્રક
કાકાસાહેબ કાલેલકર પારિતોષિક
સંસ્કાર એવોર્ડ
હરિ ૐ આશ્રમનું પારિતોષિક
પદ્મશ્રી- ૨૬, જાન્યુઆરી, ૨૦૧૧
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Interview
Questions
1.
Tell
us something about your childhood and education.
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I was born on 23rd august
of 1944 at village Mahelol
of district Lunawada. I studied up to 7th standard in a school of my
village. The school was having very old building. But the teachers of our
school were very kind and loving.
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When I completed my primary education, the
higher secondary department was introduced in our village. I joined that school.
The school was facing problem of availability of permanent teachers.
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After
9th standard, I joined school at the Vejalpur city for further study
(older matric system). Vejalpur was 8km far from Mahelol. I used a bicycle to
travel from Mahelol to Vejalpur for my study. My family income was very less.
To save money, I learned cycle repairing, electrical work and I did all that
stuff on my own.
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The
teachers of school of Vejalpur were very kind and loving. They personally
taught me and helped a lot in my studies. In this way, I completed my higher
secondary education.
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After
that, I joined course of B.A. at ART College at Vejalpur. At college also I got
tremendous support from my teachers. All the teachers helped a lot in my B.A.
also.
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When
I was in 3rd year of B.A., I solved all the papers of last year
also. So in the last year I concentrated on writing. I learned how to write in
that year. My learning during last year of B.A. has helped a lot during my
journey of writing.
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I
finished B.A. with gold medal. After that I joined the same college for M.A. In
M.A. also, I got a gold medal.
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At one occasion, my principal introduced me to
Mr Umashankar Joshi. When he came to
know about me, he told me to do Ph.D. on ESSAY. During that time, very few
writers were writing essay. I accepted his suggestion. I completed my Ph.D. in
four years and my thesis on ESSAY is one of the most well-known theses in the
field of literature even today.
2.
You
have written lots of books. How did you start writing? What is your inspiration
source?
@ During
my school days, I was a brilliant student. Teachers were very impressed with my
command over languages. Many times, the essays written by me were used by the
teachers as a guideline for other students.
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I was in 7th standard, I wrote my first poem for a competition.
After that, I kept on writing. My teachers told me to publish my creations as a
book. At that time, I decided to join this field and started writing.
@ When
I was in 9th standard, I wrote a poem in English. That poem was very
much appreciated by teachers. So, I can say I am in this field because of the inspiration
from my teachers only. I am thankful to all my teachers for their support.
3.
Tell
us about your work experience.
@ After
completion of M.A., I was offered a job as a Professor by many universities.
One day my father told me that you should accept job at village so that you can
educate poor students of village instead of going to any city. I really felt
that now it’s a time for me to work for the village. So, I joined ART College,
Lunawada as a professor. I was the youngest professor in the college.
@ I
was being invited for giving speech at various occasions. I gave lectures at
many different places but I always gave priority to my college and my students.
@ After
few years, I became a member of “The Textbook Committee” of The Gujarat
Educational Board. I designed a format of textbooks of languages which was
appreciated a lot by the teachers and students. I have designed textbook of
“GUJARATI” language of 7th, 9th, 11th and 12th standard
of GUJARATI MEDIUM.
@ When
I designed the textbook of 12th standard, Mr Rajiv Gandhi was the prime minister of India. He was trying to
change the education system of the nation. He was so much impressed by the
format created by me that he ordered all the educational boards of each state
to adopt that format as a format of textbook.
@ In
our days, people were used to watch dramas instead of films. I also joined a
committee whose task was to analyse and approve the script of dramas before
performing the dramas anywhere.
@ I
was also the member of NRI board and NRG board established by The Government of
Gujarat. The Birla industries started “District board” and I represented
Gujarat state there also.
@ During
all these activities, my work of writing books was going on hand to hand with
other activities. Till now I have written 113 books out of which around 15
books has been adopted as a textbook for B.A. and M.A. by various universities.
Many lessons are included in textbooks of primary and secondary education of
Gujarat State also.
@ I
served as the chairman of “The University Book Production Board” managed by the
state government for many years.
@ In
1984, I became the vice president of “The Rotary Club” and worked a lot for to
help society in many ways.
4.
How
did your work contribute to the welfare of the society?
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always believe that each and every person must work for the welfare of the
society. I have always thought of the society. I think the creation of format
for textbook was my best activity which may have helped lots of students.
@ When
I was vice president of “The Rotary Club”, we organized lots of youth camps.
The aim of such camp was to teach the values of honesty and to realise them
their responsibilities towards the society.
@ When
I was appointed as the chairman of “The University Book Production Board”, it
was in a big financial loss. The production was halted and the students stopped
getting good guide books.
@ The
major problem was the scarcity of employees in the committee. Other state boards
were having staff of 70 members while I had only 7 people to manage the whole
work.
@ I
analysed the complete situation of the board and prepared a plan to overcome
the problems just in 15 days. I started publishing a monthly magazine and
invited well known writers to write inspirational articles in that magazine.
@ The
prices of books were around 150 INR which was very high. I decided to reduce the
cost and started to find a reason of such a high cost. When I investigated
about this, I found that the whole system was corrupted. Many people involved
in the committee were involved in corruption. I took strict actions against
them immediately.
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published advertisement of tender of paper in newspaper and invited all the
vendors/suppliers of papers with the tender. To avoid any type of corruption
and to build trusty relationships with them, I opened tenders in front of all
the venders only. By applying this method, paper costed me around 250 INR compared
to 600 INR earlier. In this way, finally I was able to sale the books in much
less and affordable prices. I was very happy that now the students from poor
family were able to purchase books at lower prices.
@ I
would like to share another interesting incident of my life. One day a man showed
up in my office and gave me 40,000 INR. When I asked him the reason, he told me
that it was my commission for renewing the contract and they were just
continuing the usual tradition. I was very surprised with this and I did not
accept bribe from them.
@ I
told them to give money as a donation to the committee and I decided to use
that amount for some good activity. I arranged a seminar in which brilliant
students and creative writers from various fields were called. With the
students, we discussed about their expectations from the books. We understood
their point of view and requested writers to modify their methods to meet the
requirement of new generation people.
@ After
this meeting, we published many inspirational books which become very popular
among the youngsters at that time. In this way, I tried to provide guidance in
the way they wanted.
5.
What
were reactions from the society when you were appreciated by the government
with “PADMSHREE AWARD”?
@ When
the announcement about padmshree award was done, I was delivering a speech at
one university. People gave standing ovation there. After few minutes, Mr Morarji Desai called and
congratulated me.
@ After
that, I had to attend so many calls that in a week I suffered from throat
infection. I got lots of letters all around the world. After two weeks, I
replied to all the letters individually.
@ I
felt that I should also thank society for lots of love. For this, I arranged a
lunch for all the people and I thanked all of them for blessing me. Without
love and support from society, I could have never achieved this.
6.
What
is your message for the youngsters of our country?
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have found that the youth power of India has got the capabilities of changing
the world. I request all the youngsters to always remember that you have gained
a lot from the society. Wherever you go, keep in mind that you have to repay to
the society. Work in such a way that each activity of yours, must contribute to
the progress of the society.
My
Personal View On His Life
I am very much inspired by his
life story. He is very kind-hearted and a humble person. His way of thinking
about the life is really unique. He is strictly against the act of corruption. Whenever
opportunities invited, he has never left a stone unturned to fight against
corruption. He is selfless - giving priority to society instead of his personal
life. His aim is to serve the society in any and every possible way. He has
dedicated his life for the welfare of the society. He is dedicated and sincere
towards his work. He thinks about others each and every moment, which is the best
part of him.
Apart from being a great vigilant
writer, as per me, he is the real contributor in our society. I will also try
my best to learn and adopt his qualities in my life. I believe that if the
youngsters of our country adopt his way of thinking, then our country will be developing
at rocket speed.
Non-Contributor
Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab
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Kasab in the Chhatrapati
Shivaji Terminus during
the 2008 Mumbai attacks
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Born
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13th September,1987
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Birth Place
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Faridkot, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan
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Age
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24
Years
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Motive
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Murder
Conspiracy Waging war on India Possessing explosives |
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Penalty
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Status
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Introduction
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Mohammed Ajmal Amir
Kasab is a Pakistani militant who was
involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks in
India. Kasab is the only attacker captured alive by police and is currently
in Indian custody. The Government of Pakistan initially denied that Kasab was from
Pakistan, but in January 2009, they officially accepted that he is a
Pakistani citizen.
@ On 3 May 2010, an Indian court convicted him of
murder, waging war on India, possessing explosives, and other charges. On
6 May 2010, the same trial court sentenced him to death on four counts and to a
life sentence on five other counts. Kasab has been sentenced to death for
attacking Mumbai and killing 166 people on 26 November 2008 along with nine
terrorists. He was found guilty of 80 offences, including waging war against
the nation, which is punishable by the death penalty. Kasab's death
sentence was upheld by the Bombay High Court on 21 February
2011.
Background
@ Kasab
was born in Faridkot village in the Okara District of Punjab, Pakistan, to Amir
Shahban Kasab and Noor Illahi. His father is a dahi-puri vendor while his elder
brother, Afzal, works as a labourer in Lahore. His elder sister, Rukaiyya
Husain, is married in the village.
@ A
younger sister, Suraiyya, and brother, Munir, live in Faridkot with their
parents. The family belongs to the Qassab community.
@ According
to reports, the village of Faridkot is quite impoverished and isolated, despite
being close to a larger town, Depalpur, Pakistan. On the side of a building,
just outside Faridkot, graffiti in large lettering says, in Urdu, "Go for
jihad. Go for jihad. “Markaz Dawat ul-Irshad” is the parent organisation of
Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Early
Life
@ Kasab
briefly joined his brother in Lahore and then returned to Faridkot. He left
home after a fight with his father in 2005. He had asked for new clothes on
Eid, but his father could not provide them, which made him angry. He then
became involved in petty crime with his friend Muzaffar Lal Khan, soon moving
on to armed robbery.
@ On
21 December 2007, Eid al-adha, they were in Rawalpindi trying to buy weapons
when they encountered members of Jama'at-ud-Da'wah, the political wing of
Lashkar-e-Taiba, distributing pamphlets. After a brief chat, they decided to
sign up for training with the Lashkar-e-Taiba, ending up at their base camp,
Markaz Taiba.
@ Initial
reports offered a conflicting view of Kasab as fluent in English, and from a
middle class background. However, an interrogator and deputy commissioner of
the Mumbai Police stated that he spoke rough Hindi and barely any English.
@ Some sources said his father asked him to join
Lashkar-e-Taiba so that he could use the money they gave him to run the family.
When asked about this, Kasab's father told reporters, "I don't sell my
sons." Villagers of Okara claimed on camera that he was at their village
six months before the Mumbai attack. They said that he asked his mother to
bless him as he was going for Jihad, and claimed that he demonstrated his
wrestling skills to a few village boys that day.
Training
This
batch of 26 went through the following stages of training:
@ Psychological:
Indoctrination to Islamist propaganda, including compiled footage of Indian
atrocities in Jammu & Kashmir and imagery of atrocities suffered by Muslims
in India, Chechnya, Palestine and across the globe.
@ Basic Combat:
Lashkar's basic combat training and terror methodology course, the Daura Aam.
@ Advanced Training:
Selected to undergo advanced combat training at a camp near Mansehra, a course
the organisation calls the Daura Khaas. This includes advanced weapons and
explosives training supervised by retired personnel of the Pakistan Army, along
with survival training and further indoctrination.
@ Commando Training:
Finally, an even smaller group selected for specialised commando tactics
training and marine navigation training given to the Fedayeen unit selected in
order to target Mumbai. From the batch of 25, 10 were handpicked for the Mumbai
mission.
@ They
also received training in swimming and sailing, besides the use of high-end
weapons and explosives under the supervision of LET commanders.
Involvement in 2008 Mumbai attacks
@ Kasab
was captured on CCTV during his attacks at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus along
with another terrorist, Ismail Khan. Kasab reportedly told the police that they
wanted to replicate the Islamabad Marriott hotel attack, and reduce the Taj
Hotel to rubble, replicating the 9/11 attacks in India.
@ Kasab
and his accomplice Abu Dera Ismail Khan, age 25, attacked the Chhatrapati
Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) railway station. They then moved
on to attack the police vehicle (a white Toyota Qualis) at Cama Hospital, in
which senior Mumbai police officers (Maharashtra ATS Chief Hemant Karkare,
encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar and Additional Commissioner of Mumbai
Police Ashok Kamte) were travelling.
@ After killing them in a gun battle and taking
two constables hostage in the Qualis, Kasab and Ismail Khan drove towards Metro
cinema. Kasab joked about the bulletproof vests worn by the police and killed
one constable when his mobile phone rang. They fired some shots into a crowd
gathered at Metro Cinema.
@ They
then drove towards Vidhan Bhavan where they fired a few more shots. Their
vehicle had a tire puncture, so they stole a silver Škoda Laura and drove
towards Girgaum Chowpatty.
@ Earlier,
the D B Marg police had got a message from police control at about 10 pm;
saying that two heavily armed men were at large after gunning down commuters at
CST. 15 policemen from D B Marg were sent to Chowpatty where they set up a
double barricade on Marine Drive armed with two self-loading rifles (SLRs), two
revolvers and lathis (batons).
@ The
Škoda reached Chowpatty and halted 40 to 50 feet from the barricade. It then
reversed and tried to make a U-turn. A shootout ensued and Ismail Khan was
killed.
@ Kasab
lay motionless playing dead. Assistant sub-inspector Tukaram Omble, who was
armed only with a lathi, was killed when the police charged the car. Omble took
five bullets, but held on to Kasab's weapon, enabling his colleagues to capture
him alive. A mob gathered and attacked the two terrorists. This incident was
captured on video.
@ Some
reports said that Ajmal Kasab was shot and had bullet wounds in his hand or
both hands. There are other reports by doctors who treated him that he had no
bullet wounds.
@ While
it is reported that he told the police that he was trained to "kill to the
last breath", when he was arrested, he pleaded with the medical staff:
"I do not want to die. Put me on saline". Later, after interrogation
in the hospital by the police, he said: "Now, I do not want to live",
requesting the interrogators to kill him for the safety of his family in
Pakistan who could be killed or tortured for his surrender to Indian police.
@ Fidayeen
suicide squad terrorists are strictly instructed by Lashkar commanders not to
be captured and interrogated, use aliases instead of their real names and hide
their nationality. He is also quoted as saying "I have done right, I have
no regrets". Reports also surfaced that the group planned to escape safely
after the attack, ruling out this being a suicide mission.
@ Kasab
has told interrogators that right through the fighting, the Lashkar
headquarters from Karachi, Pakistan, remained in touch with the group, calling
their phones through a voice-over-internet service.
@ Investigators
have succeeded in reconstructing the group's journey through the Garmin GPS set
that has been seized from him. The mail sent from a bogus group calling itself
the Deccan Mujahideen claiming responsibility has been traced to a Russian
proxy which was then traced back to Lahore with the help of the FBI. It was in
fact the Lashkar-e-Taiba operating under an alternate name after being banned
by U.S.
Confessions
@ Kasab
was caught at Girgaum Chowpatty Naka in Mumbai trying to escape in a car and
taken to the Nair hospital. According to preliminary investigations by intelligence
agencies, Ajmal Kasab is from Faridkot in Pakistan and had received arms
training in Pakistan.
@ Ammunition, a satellite phone and a layout
plan of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus was recovered from him. He has provided
many clues to the investigation agencies and has reportedly described how they
arrived at Mumbai from Karachi via Porbandar. He has reportedly said that he
and other terrorists had received revolvers, AK-47s, ammunition and dried fruit
from their coordinator.
@ Kasab
reportedly told the police that they wanted to replicate the Marriott hotel
attack in Islamabad, and reduce the Taj Hotel to rubble, replicating the 11
September attacks in US. Kasab also told Indian police that the terrorists
targeted Nariman House, where the Chabad center was located, because it was
frequented by Israelis, who were targeted to "avenge atrocities on
Palestinians."
@ Mumbai
Joint Police Commissioner of Crime, Rakesh Maria said information came out from
his interview with Kasab that he is from the Faridkot village in the Okara
district of Pakistan's Punjab province. He is the son of Mohammed Amir Kasab.
Pakistani authorities repeatedly said there was no evidence of such a person in
Pakistan. But reporters have visited the village near Deepalpur, in Okara
district, and identified the parents as named by Mumbai police.
@ Villagers have confirmed that he indeed lived
there. On the night of 3 December 2008, the parents were whisked away by a
bearded Mullah, and since then, there was evidence of a cover-up by
plainclothes police. Villagers changed their stories, and reporters who visit
there are now being intimidated.
@ It
is reported that Kasab told the police that he and his associate, Ismail Khan,
were the ones who shot Anti-Terror Squad chief Hemant Karkare, encounter
specialist Vijay Salaskar and Additional Commissioner Ashok Kamte.
@ According
to the police, Kasab entered the Taj posing as a student from Mauritius and had
stored explosives in one of the hotel's rooms.
In December 2009, Kasab retracted
his confession in court, claiming he had come to Mumbai to act in Bollywood
films and was arrested by the Mumbai police three days before the attacks.
@ He
repeatedly asked the interrogators to turn the camera off and warned them he
will not speak otherwise. Nonetheless the following confessions were caught on
video:
@ Kasab
told the interrogators "Jihad is about killing and getting killed and
becoming famous." "Come, kill and die after a killing spree. By this
one will become famous and will also make Allah proud," when police asked
him what he understood about jihad.
@ According
to the officer, Kasab spoke Pathani Hindi and told the police that he threw up
the moment he saw all the blood and gore. "Kasab said that he could not
bear the sight of dead bodies and after creating enough havoc wanted to go back
to Pakistan," the officer said.
@ "We
were told that our big brother India is so rich and we are dying of poverty and
hunger. My father sells dahi-wada on a stall in Lahore and we did not even get
enough food to eat from his earnings.
@ I
was promised that once they knew that I was successful in my operation, they
would give 150000 (around US$ 3,352), to my family," said Kasab. He
shocked police through his readiness to switch loyalties now that he was
apprehended. "If you give me regular meals and money I will do the same
for you that I did for them," he said.
@ "When
we asked whether he knew any verses from the Quran that described jihad, Kasab said
he did not," police said. In fact he did not know much about Islam or its
tenets," according to a police source.
Legal
issues
@ Several
Indian lawyers refused to represent Kasab citing ethical concerns. A resolution
was passed unanimously by the Bombay Metropolitan Magistrate Court's Bar
Association, which has more than 1,000 members, saying that none of its members
will defend any of the accused of the terror attacks. In December 2008, the
Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan said that for a fair trial, Kasab
needed to get a lawyer.
@ Kasab
wrote to the Pakistani High Commission in India requesting help and legal aid.
In the letter, he confirmed the nationality of himself and the nine slain
terrorists as Pakistani.
@ He
also asked the Pakistani High Commission to take custody of the body of fellow
terrorist Ismail Khan, who was killed in an encounter in south Mumbai on the
night of 26 November. Pakistani officials confirmed the receipt of the letter
and were reported to be studying its details. However, no further updates were
given on the matter by Pakistan.
Charges against him and Legal
actions on him
@ His
conviction was based on CCTV footage showing him striding across the
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus with an AK-47 and a backpack. Towards the end of
December 2008, Ujjwal Nikam was appointed as Public Prosecutor for trying Kasab
and in January 2009 M. L. Tahiliyani was appointed the judge for the case.
@ Indian
investigators filed 11000 pages Chargesheet against Kasab on 25 February 2009.
Due to the fact that the chargesheet was written in Marathi and English, Kasab
had requested that an Urdu translation of the charge sheet be given to him.
@ He
was charged with murder, conspiracy and waging war against India along with
other crimes. His trial was originally scheduled to start on 15 April 2009 but
was postponed as his lawyer; Anjali Waghmare was dismissed for a conflict of
interest. It resumed on 17 April after Abbas Kazmi was assigned as his new
defence counsel.
@ On
20 April the prosecution submitted a list of charges against him, including the
murder of 166 people. On 6 May Kasab pleaded not guilty to 86 charges. The same
month he was identified by eyewitnesses who testified witnessing his actual
arrival and him firing at the victims. Later the doctors who treated him also
identified him. On 2 June 2009, Kasab told the judge he now also understood
Marathi.
@ In
June 2009, the special court issued non-bailable warrants against 22 absconding
accused including Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafeez Saeed and chief of
operations of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Zaki-ur-Rehman Laqvi.
@ On 20 July 2009 Kasab retracted his non-guilty
plea and pleaded guilty to all charges. On 18 December 2009, he retracted his
guilty plea and claimed that he was framed and his confession was obtained by
torture. Instead he claimed to have come to Mumbai 20 days before the attacks
and was simply roaming at Juhu beach when police arrested him.
@ The
trial concluded on 31 March 2010 and on 3 May the verdict was pronounced —
Kasab was found guilty of murder, conspiracy, and of waging war against India.
On 6 May he was sentenced to the death penalty.
@ A
Bombay High Court bench, composed of Justice Ranjana Desai and Justice Ranjit
More, heard Kasab's appeal against the death penalty and upheld the sentence
given by the trial court in their verdict on 21 February 2011.
@ On
30 July 2011, Kasab moved to Supreme Court of India challenging his conviction
and sentence in the case. Thus, a bench composed of Justice Aftab Alam and
Justice Chandramouli Kr. Prasad stayed the orders of the Bombay High Court, so
as to follow the due process of law, and has started hearing the matter.
My
Personal View On His Life
@ Whatever
he has done in his life is really a shameless thing. He has done all the things
for Jehad without knowing the real meaning of it. He is “The Killing Machine”
manufactured by the Pakistan. He is so shameless that he is not guilty for his
deeds. If he can proudly accept that he has killed many people without any fear
of GOD than he has no right to leave in the beautiful world created by the
Almighty. As per me, Kasab has attacked not only on the Mumbai but also on
humanity. He must be punished severely by the Government of India.
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