26/11 aimed at capturing Kashmir, destabilising India
The horrendous attacks in Mumbai last year were aimed at destabilising India and capturing Kashmir and were supported by the Pakistan Army. This shocking revelation was made as the trial of the lone surviving terrorist Kasab began in a special court in Mumbai.
The prosecution charged Kasab with waging war against the country. The prosecution has charged Kasab with criminal conspiracy, waging war against nation and also under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. Kasab has been made the prime accused in seven cases and a co-conspirator in five cases.
The prosecution, led by public prosecutor Ujwal Nikam, claimed that the handlers of the Mumbai attackers had asked them to specifically target American, British and Israeli citizens. “His idea was to wage a war against India and capture Jammu & Kashmir,” Nikam maintained while pleading the special court to dismiss the arguments given by the defence counsel.
Building up his case, the public prosecutor also claimed the involvement of the Pakistani Army in the Mumbai carnage. Public Prosecutor Ujwal Nikam said that Kasab in his confessional statement before the special court said a "major general" had visited them during their training organised by Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT).
"He disclosed that he got a special pat from the major general for coming first in shooting training and told others who were not up to par to practise more," Nikam told reporters after Friday's hearing in the case related to the terrorist strike.
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