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25-year old Kasab was hanged at 7.30 am, Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil said in Mumbai shortly after the hanging.
Pakistan government was kept informed about the execution.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said Kasab was buried inside the Yeravadi jail premises.
Kasab did not have any last wish or a will, Chavan told reporters in Mumbai.
The execution in the Mumbai attack trial brought closure to many people affected by the audacious strike by 10 terrorists of Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in which 166 people were killed. Nine LeT men were killed during the 60-hour siege which began on the night of November 26, 2008.
Kasab was executed after he exhausted all legal remedies available to escape the noose with President Pranab Mukherjee rejecting his mercy plea on November 5.
Kasab, who has been lodged at the Arthur Road prison in central Mumbai ever since his arrest soon after the terror attack, was whisked out of his heavily-guarded cell in the intervening night of November 18 and 19, a senior police official said. The team, along with Kasab, reached Pune's Yerwada jail in the wee hours of November 19.
"The President rejected the mercy petition on November 5. I signed it on November 7 and on November 8, the Maharashtra government had been communicated to take action. It was decided that he would be executed on November 21 at 7.30 am. and accordingly the whole process has been completed today," Shinde said, adding secrecy about the hanging was a key.
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said according to legal requirements, India informed Pakistan Government and Kasab's family about the "inevitable event" of his execution.
"We attempted to convey to Pakistan's Foreign Office that this decision has been taken and the execution will be done this morning. Since those were not accepted by Foreign Office, by fax we indicated the information to them," he said in New Delhi.
Minutes before execution, Kasab appeared to be nervous but was quiet and offered prayers, a jail official said.
"From his body language, we could make out that he was very nervous. However, he remained quiet before he was taken out from his cell for the hanging," the official added.
Kasab had also offered prayers and asked if his family was informed in advance about the hanging for which jail authorities replied in positive, the official said.
'Tell my Ammi', this was the message conveyed by Kasab when he was told about his November 21 execution, official sources said in New Delhi. He was informed on November
12 about his hanging, the sources said.
Nooree Lai, mother of Kasab, was apparently the closest person to him as he only uttered her name when asked about his last wish, the sources said.
After completion of the formalities, Home Secretary R K Singh wrote to Foreign Secretary Rajan Mathai to inform Kasab's mother and other family members who are in Pakistan.
Accordingly, the authorities, through the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, had sent a letter to his mother through courier yesterday, fulfilling his last desire, the sources said.
Kasab was also made to sign his death warrant before being moved to the Pune jail on November 19.
Official sources said a senior jail official read out the death warrant to Kasab at his cell and also informed him that his clemency petition had been rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee. After reading out his death warrant, Kasab was asked to sign it which he did, the sources said.
Later, he was taken by the Yerwada Jail police and the Mumbai police was kept out of the loop to maintain secrecy of the operation.
Barring a couple of officers, the 200-strong contingent of ITBP, which has been guarding him since March 2009, had been kept out of loop about his transfer to Pune jail.
it's very good news...............4 Indian's kasab like a dengue moskito
This day should b treated as The Nation's Pest Control Day. Jai Hind !!
This should be done in at the time but the goverment lagged this and wasted lots of peoples money wastely......
I think now we should have Kasabs photo on door mats, toilet bases and urinals and all the garbage cans....read in pakistand news Dawn ,they state India blames pakistan agency LET for 26.11 riots.........can u believe bcos of stance taken by a weak cong govt. pakistan has the audacity to write that we blame them while they wash their hands like this away from all sins.
It's high time Abdul was hanged.
i am happy that today finally kasab get death.but unhappy that he get death too late.now india goverment make strict rule for this type of person,i really want to see the dead body of kasab,his god also never forgive him for his sins.
@Hassan: I understand your sympathies for Kasab. Go on, declare him a shaheed. Better still, declare him your latest prophet. Perhaps, you'll find another very soon in Afzal Guru.
it's very good news but we can't believe on congress govt. It's done dengue moskito or Govt .
I think he is died from dengue fever.after that he is hanged. if it is true, then president should not accept mercy petition of afzal guru, afzal guru should also to be hanged within 2 days.
He Shouldnt have been hanged but made to live as long as possible,while being used for servicing other inmates in need of company
It's high time Kasab was hanged. But, is it only because he was a Pakistani who had no politician to root for him? We're letting Rajiv Gandhi's killers sit pretty because Karunanidhi wants a few more votes. Likewise the Akalis with Rajoana and Omar Abdullah/Mehbooba Mufti with Afzal Guru. When will it be their turn? Or, will we let killers get away because of political expediency?
As americans have shown a dead body of Osama after his death, why cant indian government show the dead body of kasab......... I still cant beleive is he really hanged or not.....
Great Day in Indian History.
Today is the happiest day for the entire country and particularly for Mumbai.What about Afzal guru
at last its the justice to the victims family.... this should have done earlier... it was a mistake to delay it.... human rights should work for humans n not for devils....
who knows the truth. Govt kept his hanging so secretly that it seems he was not hanged. I feel if his death news is correct then he might have died of dengue.
When a civilian kill civilian its is terrorism, agreed. Then what if the govt force kill a group of people for its own benefit?
who knows the truth. Govt kept his hanging so secretly that it seems he was not hanged. I feel if his death news is correct then he might have died of dengue.
This is very good news for indians. those 166 soul's rest in peace now. maintain dis nd keep destroy all d terrorist roaming in india, watevr there background or situation to bcum terrorist.. punishment shoud be very hard!!
good job mr president hope we will follow american ways in eliminating the terrorists.
The most awaited judgement with just the action left finally got its way today morning......Thanks to Indian Government......and also Mr. Ujwall Nikam Sir who hardly kept any loophole in his arguments........and added one more golden star in his advocacy life.......At last now we can utilise the money being wasted on Kasab for a good cause.........Hope this strictness towards terrorists continues but at speedy rate.........Jai Hind.......Jai Maharashtra..........
Special thanks to Maharashtra Police and Indian Government. Brilliant work done.
But the people who are doing the worst and illegal activity like corruption,bankruptcy and others should also be punished as like him.
Though its a very good news for all the indians but why after such a long period of time?.Has it been just to retain its lost epitome and pride by the gov. in the wake of all the corruptin charges that glooms over its head....and most importantly is it for the sake of votes???
Finally justice is delivered to victims of Mumbai 26/11 attack though too late. Now Pakistan must act on the state/non state actors who were part of this carnage from their soil. Finally what about Afzal Guru who had direct involvement Parliament attack?
