Kasab smiles throughout his first appearance in court

Mumbai, Apr 15 (PTI) The lone terrorist arrested in
the November 26 terror attacks in Mumbai, Mohammed Amir Ajmal
Kasab had a smile throughout the proceedings of his case
during his maiden appearance in the special court at Arthur
Road central jail Wednesday.

Clad in a dark grey T-shirt and black track suit,
Kasab, was brought to the court amid tight security at 11.30
am. Two other accused in the case, Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin
Ahmed, were the next to arrive.

Kasab, sporting a beard, listened keenly to the
arguments and seemed to understand as he smiled and nodded his
head every time lawyers made their submissions.

At one point of time, he was seen talking to Fahim
and the Judge warned him that he should not interact with
other accused without the permission of the court.

The accused were brought to the court from a separate
entrance, which was heavily guarded till the end of court
proceedings.

Judge M L Tahilyani asked Kasab, "Do you know your
lawyers? Can you find them here?" As Kasab looked around to
locate them, the judge pointed at advocates Anjali Waghmare
and K P Pawar saying, "They will defend you"

However, in a sudden turn of events, Waghmare was
removed as Kasab's lawyer by the court. PTI SVS
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