Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone arrested terrorist in the Mumbai terror attacks, is not a minor, his medical report has confirmed.
The report said Kasab was 21 years old when he carried out the terror attacks in Mumbai on November 26 last year.
The order to carry out the medical test had come after Kasab claimed in court that he was below 18 and should be tried in a court meant for juveniles.
Special Judge M.L. Tahilyani, who had ordered the medical test last Friday to determine Kasab’s age, will give his ruling on the matter on Wednesday, Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told reporters after Tuesday’s hearing.
The medical report submitted in court on Tuesday is based on two separate tests conducted at Mumbai’s Sir J.J. Hospital. Kasab underwent a dental and bone test to determine his age.
The tests have revealed that Kasab was not a minor – as claimed earlier through his lawyer S.G. Abbas Kazmi – at the time of the November 26, 2008 attacks.
Apart from the medical test, two witnesses testified in court in the matter on Tuesday. Swati Sathe, superintendent of the Arthur Rd central jail where Kasab is being kept, told the judge that at the time of his admission, Kasab had told her he was 21 years old.
The doctor at Mumbai’s Nair hospital who had treated Kasab on November 27 last year also told the court that at that time, Kasab had said he was 21 years old. The doctor was identified only as Raghavan.
In view of the confusion created by Kasab’s claims, Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam had moved an application last week seeking directions from Special Judge Tahilyani to medically verify the age of the accused.
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