Ajmal Kasab doesnt confess in court: Public Prosecutor

The Trial of Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving gunmen of last year's Mumbai militant strikes, continued in western Mumbai on Thursday. Later the court was adjourned till January 06, 2010.Addressing reporters after the court hearing, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said that Kasab was not admitting his crime. Ajmal Amir Kasab is not confessing his crime, the way a terrorist is giving explanation about his injuries is an important thingthe court is adjourned till January 6th because of Christmas holiday, said Ujjwal Nikam. One English Newspaper published a news that the court has warned public prosecutorfor publishing this distorted news the court has issued a show cause notice to the editor asking why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against the newspaper, added Nikam. Mohammad Ajmal Kasab had been charged with 86 separate offences including murder and waging war against India in the November attacks when militants killed over 166 people in a shooting spree across the financial hub. Kasab is among 38 persons charged by India for the attacks. He could face death penalty, if found guilty. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested David Coleman Headley and his associate Tahawwur Rana in October when the American sleuths found that they were linked to Mumbai attacks case. The attacks raised tensions between India and Pakistan. New Delhi says Islamabad has not done enough to bring the Pakistani-based alleged masterminds of the attack to justice.The trial, which has gripped the country for months, has seen several twists and turns, with two defence attorneys also dismissed for unprofessional conduct. Recently, a Pakistani court indicted seven Pakistani suspects in connection with the attacks.