Ajmal Amir Kasab was curious to know about Osama Bin Laden's killing

Ajmal Amir Kasab was curious to know about Osama Bin Laden's killing

MUMBAI: Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab , who is currently lodged in high security Arthur Road jail here, appeared very curious and asked a volley of questions on hearing the killing of al-Qaeda mastermind Osama Bin Laden , a jail official said today.
"Kasab had overheard about the Laden's killing on Wednesday while the security men guarding him were talking about it. He then curiously started inquiring to know how Laden was killed," the official said.


The gunman, who has been awarded death in the 26/11 case, said 'jihad me uski jaan gayi' (Laden lost his life in holy war)', the official informed.
Kasab, who often strikes a conversation with the security men, wanted to know as to who had killed Laden and where he died and all, the official said.
"But he was not told anything in detail. We simply told him that Laden was killed by US security forces in Pakistan," he said.
Almost 10 years after the 9/11 terror strike, 54-year-old Laden was killed by the US forces on Monday after being hounded in special operation in Abbottabad in Pakistan.
The Bombay High Court , on February 21 this year, confirmed the death penalty awarded to Kasab by the trial court, while dismissing the government's appeal against acquittal of two Indians -- Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed.
Kasab is currently in a solitary confinement in a bomb-proof egg-shaped cell at Arthur Road jail. He has also sent a proposal to the Supreme Court through the jailer, saying he wished to appeal against the High Court judgement. The apex court is yet to accept the appeal.

Mission 'kill Osama bin Laden' decoded!

Mission 'kill Osama bin Laden' decoded!




New Delhi: The US has finally downed its biggest target; Osama bin Laden is dead. The world’s most dreaded terrorist died with an American bullet in his head in the early hours of Monday in Abbottabad in Pakistan.

The death of the founder and leader of al Qaeda comes almost 10 years after the September 11, 2001 attacks that killed about 3,000 people.

A targeted mission involving ground troops, deep inside Pakistan, only 35 miles from Islamabad. In a town which is said to have the highest concentration of military establishments anywhere in the country, without anyone in Pakistan in the know? How did the US achieve it? Here’s a look:

Read more »

How Osama was found

How Osama was found



How Osama was found US forces finally found al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden not in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan's border, but in a million-dollar compound in an upscale suburb of Pakistan's capital, with his youngest wife, US officials said early on Monday.

They were led to the fortress-like three-storey building after more than four years tracking one of bin Laden's most trusted couriers, whom US officials said was identified by men captured after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

"Detainees also identified this man as one of the few al Qaeda couriers trusted by bin Laden. They indicated he might be living with or protected by bin Laden," a senior administration official said in a briefing for reporters.

Read more »