Kasab not aware of death penalty
31 Aug 2012 7:36 AM IST
Even though a day has passed since the Supreme Court upheld Ajmal Kasab's death sentence, the jailed Pakistani terrorist remains unaware of his fate, a prison official said Thursday.
‘We think it is not advisable to communicate the Supreme Court verdict to Kasab yet. We have not received the hard copy of the judgment papers and hence the decision,’ A.C. Rane, superintendent of high-security Arthur Road Jail said.
Rane said it was important that the verdict was served to Kasab in an appropriate manner by the jail authorities.
‘As jail officials, it is our responsibility to serve him the verdict and tell him about his fate. What is the point in telling him now when we don't even have the copy of the verdict?’ he said.
Rane said once he received the copy of the verdict, he would hand it over to Kasab and also take his signature on the receipt. ‘However, I cannot be sure when the copy will arrive,’ he said.
‘We think it is not advisable to communicate the Supreme Court verdict to Kasab yet. We have not received the hard copy of the judgment papers and hence the decision,’ A.C. Rane, superintendent of high-security Arthur Road Jail said.
Rane said it was important that the verdict was served to Kasab in an appropriate manner by the jail authorities.
‘As jail officials, it is our responsibility to serve him the verdict and tell him about his fate. What is the point in telling him now when we don't even have the copy of the verdict?’ he said.
Rane said once he received the copy of the verdict, he would hand it over to Kasab and also take his signature on the receipt. ‘However, I cannot be sure when the copy will arrive,’ he said.
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