Since Pak has accepted my nationality, I confessed: Kasab

Mumbai, July 20 (PTI) Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the lone
surviving terrorist involved in the 26/11 attacks in India's
financial capital Mumbai, Monday told the special court that
he decided to confess to his crime as he came to know that
Pakistan has admitted that he was its national.

Following is the excerpt between judge M L Tahilyani
and Kasab:

Judge: "Aaj achanak aapne kyun confess kiya? Jab pehle
charges frame hue toh tab kyun nahi kiya? (Why are you
suddenly confessing? Why did you not confess when the charges
were framed earlier?)"

Kasab: "Pehle Pakistan ne yeh nahi mana tha ki main
unka hoon. Aaj maan liya hai. Isiliye main bayan de raha hoon.
(Initially, Pakistan had not accepted my nationality. Now that
they have, I am confessing)"

Judge: "Aapko kaise pata chala ki Pakistan ne maan
liya hai? (How do you know that Pakistan has admitted?)"

Kasab: "Bas mujhe pata chala. Maine suna ki Pakistan
ne kaha ki Kasab yahan ka hai. (I just came to know. I heard
that Pakistan has said that Kasab is from there.)"

Judge: "Kya tum kisi tarah ke dabav main ho bayan dene
ke liye. (Are you under some pressure to confess?)"

Kasab: "Nahi. (No.)"
PTI SVS