An Indian court Thursday awarded death sentence to Ajmal Kasab for waging war and killing innocent people in cold blood in Mumbai attacks in 2008.Judge M.L. Tahiliyani handed down the death penalty on four counts. Many foreigners and some of India's wealthy business elite, as well as poor train commuters, were killed by 10 gunmen in a three-day rampage through some of Mumbai's best-known landmarks, including two luxury hotels and a Jewish centre. Kasab, 22, was filmed walking through Mumbai's main train station carrying an AK-47 rifle and a knapsack on his back. Nearly 60 people were gunned down in the crowded station.Police arrested Kasab, who was wounded, on the first night of the attacks. He initially admitted his role but later said he had been framed.He was also found guilty of offences ranging from damage to public property to entering the country without a passport.The court acquitted two Indian nationals accused of being LT members and of conducting reconnaissance in Mumbai. India has charged 38 people in connection with the attacks, most of them living in Pakistan.India accuses Pakistan-based militants of organising the attacks, saying Islamabad is failing to act against those who organised the raids. Pakistan denies involvement and says it is prosecuting seven suspected militants for their role.New Delhi broke off peace talks after the attacks, saying Islamabad must first act against militants operating from its soil, including Pakistan-based group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), of which Kasab is accused of being a member.
