Kasab to attend court proceedings through video conferencing

Mumbai, Mar 9 (PTI) Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone
terrorist arrested in the India's Mumbai terror strikes case,
is likely to participate in court proceedings Monday through
video conferencing following a heightened theat perception
about his security.

Kasab, arrested on November 26, has never been produced
in open court due to security concerns. He is presently
lodged in a high security barrack of the Arthur Road jail in
central Mumbai.

As Kasab is required to be present for court proceedings,
but could not be brought to the court house in south Mumbai
due to security concerns video conferencing will be arranged,
sources said.

The Mumbai police has filed its chargesheet against
Kasab and two others, Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed, for
their alleged involvement in the terror strikes in which over
160 persons were killed.

The prosecution Monday will be seeking the case to be
committed from the magistrate's court to the special court
which has been created to conduct the trial.

The magistrate will also pass orders on a plea by Ansari
and Ahmed, alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives, to receive
copies of the 11,000 page chargesheet in Urdu. The original
copies are in English and Marathi. PTI SP
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