He never even told me about his family or whether there was any way for him to get in touch with them. Although he is only around 20 years of age, he is very shrewd and very calculative. The manner in which he had been behaving during the trial, showed how strong his mental balance truly is. The impact of training particularly the lectures on jihad is such that he still believes that he would go to jannat after what he has done, as he has pleased God by his deeds. He is incredibly smart, stubborn and rigid. He may have become physically weak but not mentally, I was shocked when during his deposition, he said that he had come to Mumbai to become an actor.
He knows how to misguide the court. I didn’t brief him at any point in time, neither did he tell me anything beyond what he said in court and to the police. The fact of the matter is that he never trusted me and always looked at me with suspicion.
“Aap ko jaisa theek lage (As you deem fit)” was his usual line to me, whenever I discussed his case with him. It’s not about the rigorous physical training that Kasab was given, but about the way he was brainwashed and the impact of that, which is really scary.
During the time when witnesses were deposing against him and were narrating their plight on that fateful day, Kasab never lost his composure. Had it been any other criminal, he would have showed some sympathy towards the witness at least once. But Kasab remained emotionless. On the contrary, he only laughed or smiled which is very unusual.Beyond what he said to the court about his childhood and his days in his village, he has not revealed anymore about himself. Kasab never said he missed his family and I don’t think he had any friends. He is not religious at all as I have never heard him reciting any prayers.”
(K.P. Pawar, defence counsel, spoke to Jigna Vora)
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