Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab,the only terrorist caught alive during the attacks on Mumbai, was hanged at Pune`s Yerwada Jail at 7:30 today morning, in a quick and secret execution. Doctors confirmed that he was dead.
166 people were killed over three days of terror, when 10 men from Pakistan sailed into Mumbai in November 2008.
They split into pairs and spent 72 hours targeting the city`s landmarks. A hospital was attacked; so was a Jewish centre. Kasab was the only terrorist who was caught alive.
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil on Wednesday confirmed that Ajmal Kasab, the prime accused for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, had been hanged at Pune"s Yerawada Jail at 7:30 a.m.