Ajmal Kasab finally is to visit the death row after several years of sheltering him lavishly. The plea of Ajmal Kasab was rejected by the Supreme Court today after he was awarded the death penalty at the Bombay High Court.

Kasab along with 9 other jihadis had attacked the CST railway station, Cama Hospital, Vinoli Chaupati junction, Oberoi Hotel, Taj Hotel, Nariman House and Leopold cafe in Mumbai on November 26, 2008. This terrorism has resulted in the death of 166 people and 238 others were injured.

A two-judge bench of the apex court pronounced the judgment at 10.30am.

The Judge opined that Kasab had committed the crime of being involved in a war against India. His plea that he had not gotten a fair trial was also rejected saying that there was no prejudice that was caused to him.

Kasab had turned down the offers of several attempts of providing him a lawyer. Initially he had refused to have any Indian lawyer to plead his case.

In view of the mass destruction, the facts, evidences and circumstances the court had no option but to offer death penalty to Kasab. The SC had upheld the trial court's verdict of death sentence that was award to Kasab the only surviving terrorist of 10-member fidayeen team that attacked Mumbai.

Kasab was convicted of criminal conspiracy, waging war against the nation, Section 302 of IPC (murder) and terror related provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The HC had agreed with the trial court that the case against Kasab fell in the rarest of rare category and upheld the decision to award death penalty.

(AW- Anil)