Ajmal Kasab and nine other terrorists who attacked Mumbai last year were in constant touch with top LeT commanders in Pakistan during the strikes and received instructions to kill "political leaders, foreigners and prominent personalities of India."
This was stated in the six-page chargesheet filed against the seven suspects in custody in Pakistan, including "mastermind" of the attacks Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, who is also the LeT's operations chief, and the terror group's communications expert Zarar Shah.
Apart from Lakhvi and Shah alias Abdul Wajid, a Rawalpindi-based anti-terror court has formally charged Hamad Amin Sadiq, Abu al Qama alias Mazhar Iqbal, Shahid JamilRiaz, Jamil Ahmed and Younas Anjum with planning and helping execute the 26/11 strikes. They have all pleaded not guilty.
According to the chargesheet, a copy of which was accessed by PTI, Zarar Shah and Abu al Qama "remained in touch with the terrorist co-accused, including Kasab, during the attack through VOIP (internet telephony), satellite phone, cell phones while giving them instructions to commit maximum international murder of persons, including political leaders, foreigners and prominent personalities of India."
Kasab, who is the lone terrorist captured alive during the 26/11 attacks, is currently lodged in the high-security Arthur Road jail in Mumbai.
