Ajmal Kasab gets death sentence

Ajmal Kasab, 22, broke down in court when the 26/11 trial court awarded him the death sentence on four counts on Thursday. He has also been given a life term on five counts. Kasab has been found guilty of murdering seven people, helping murder 159 others and waging war against India during a 62-hour siege beginning November 26, 2008. While announcing the sentence, the judge said words could not describe the brutality of 26/11. "This man has lost the right of getting humanitarian benefit," he said, adding there was no option but the death penalty.
Tears rolled down Kasab's face as the sentence was announced. As he broke down, the judge asked that he be given a glass of water. But when he was asked if he had anything to say, Kasab mutely shook his head to say, no. The death penalty will not be implemented immediately. Kasab has the option of appealing to higher courts, and can also file a mercy petition for the consideration of President Pratibha Patil.