MUMBAI: The direction of the trial of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the prime accused in 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case, may be decided tomorrow (Saturday) when the court is expected to give its findings on claim made by him that he is a minor.On a prosecution plea, judge M L Tahaliyani had ordered an inquiry to determine Kasab's age.Kasab had claimed that he was less than 18 years and therefore could not be tried by the special court.The inquiry concluded on Wednesday with Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam submitting forensic and substantive evidence to show that Kasab was not a minor. The testimony of five witnesses, Ossification (bone) test and dental check has revealed that he was above 20 years. The witnesses, Jail Superindent and the doctor who treated Kasab for bullet injuries sustained in a police encounter on the day of terror, have deposed saying the accused had himself told them that he was 21. The duo even showed the court the registers wherein they had recorded Kasab's age as 21 years.However, Kasab has denied telling Jail Superintendent and the doctor that he was 21. His lawyer Abbas Kazmi has also questioned forensic tests saying that these cannot be regarded as authentic and accurate.
Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in...
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