26/11 chargesheet to be filed today, Pak army not named

Mateen Hafeez & S Ahmed Ali | TNN

Mumbai: The 26/11 terror attack chargesheet will be filed on We d n e s d ay. However, there is no mention of the Pakistan army’s alleged role in it, said sources.

The document, which reportedly runs into 10,000 pages, records the role of two Indians—Faheem Ansari and Sabahuddin Ahmed—who allegedly helped the terrorists. Both are accused of conducting a recce and passing on the maps and footage of vital installations to Lashkar-EToiba (LeT) operatives in Pakistan.

Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist captured alive, is expected to be produced before the magistrate for the first time and will be handed a copy of the chargesheet in Urdu. Special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said, “The chargesheet would be filed on Wednesday afternoon.’’

The chargesheet will recount the incident from how and when the 10 terrorists arrived in Mumbai via the sea route, split into four teams—one each for CST, Oberoi hotel, Hotel Taj Mahal and Nariman House.

According to the chargesheet, besides having one AK-47 each, the 10 terrorists were carrying around 10,000 bullets. They had brought around 200 hand grenades, which were used during the siege. The Bomb Detection and the Disposal Squad (BDDS) has seized 16 hand grenades which were either unused or did not go off due to some technical problem, said police sources.

The evidence includes CCTV footage from CST, evidence from MV Kuber and the dinghy the terrorists had used.

The motor engine in the dinghy was imported and distributed by Business of Engineering Trends, Lahore. The hand grenades manufactured by an Austrian firm. The IP address of a terror mail allegedly sent from an email ID deccanmujahideen@gmail.com has been traced to Pakistan.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DOCUMENT
Runs into nearly 10,000 pages
Names 20 persons responsible for the attack
Shows seven Pakistanis as wanted accused
Will be handed to Kasab in Urdu
Books Kasab and others under the IPC, UAPA, Explosive Act, Customs Act, Foreigner’s Act, but not under MCOCA
Says Nariman House was a target as it had Jewish occupants
Includes Kasab’s confession recorded on February 20
Has statements of over 150 witnesses.
Has statements of Callphonex employees, MV Kuber’s owner Vinod Masani and the owner of a Skoda car

TIGHT SECURITY: An elaborate police bandobast with SRPF and RAF platoons at Esplanade court in CST

The Times of India, February 25, 2009