The sole surviving gunman in the Mumbai attacks pleaded guilty on Monday, but India has charged 37 others in the three-day slaughter of 166 people. Only two besides Kasab are in Indian custody; the rest are thought to be in Pakistan.
Here is a look at some of the accused in Pakistan:
Hafiz Mohammed Saeed
Founder of the militant Islamist Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) group, which India blames for the attacks executed by 10 heavily armed gunmen. Nine were killed.
Saeed was put under house arrest in early December. But last month, a Pakistani high court ordered his release, saying there was no evidence of his involvement. He denies any role.
India says it has handed over sufficient evidence to Pakistan regarding Saeed’s involvement and wants him rearrested. Pakistani authorities have challenged his release order in a higher court. Read the rest of this entry »
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After a brief lull in attacks on Indians in Australia, three members of the community were “brutally bashed” by a group of around 70 youth while playing here.
26-year-old Sukhdip Singh, his brother Gurdeep Singh and uncle Mukhtair Singh were attacked by the group when they were playing pool in the eastern suburb of Epping on Saturday.
“At around 11′o clock my brother-in-law Sukhdip was playing pool along with few family members when they were attacked by around 70 locals who were attending a party,” the victim’s relative Onkar Singh said.
“They were quitely playing and were trying to avoid trouble even after these locals were trying to provoke them by passing comments,” he said.
The group started telling them to go back to their country. “When they reached the car park to leave the place a huge crowd attacked them and started bashing. The attackers were in their teens and around twenties,” he said. More
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Delhi Stock Exchange Limited (DSE), one of India’s premier demutualised regional stock exchanges, has received 110 membership applications from brokers for its deposit based trading memberships. DSE will become operational soon and trading is expected to commence from next month onwards. Read the rest of this entry »
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Bollywood actor Salman has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Indian football by the All India Football Federation to promote the game in the country.
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