Mumbai: A month after 26/11, the sole surviving terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir, alias Kasab, was put through an identification parade in Mumbai's Arthur Road jail.
Two officers of the DB Marg police station and two GRP personnel identified Kasab as the terrorist who opened fire at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) station on the night of November 26, sources said.
They also identified him as an accomplice of Ismail Khan, killed in an encounter at Girgaum Chowpatty on the same night.
Owing to security concerns, only a few eyewitnesses were called to the jail on Saturday while the remaining were expected to be summoned on Sunday, according to officials.
Kasab will be identified in connection with three cases that are being investigated – the killings at CST, the encounter at Girgaum Chowpatty and hijacking of the police and private vehicles.
Kasab was shifted from the high-security lock-up to the "Anda" Cell, deep inside the Arthur Road Jail, around 0300 hours IST where he is expected to remain till Monday. Kasab is under police custody till January 6, 2009.
The "Anda" Cell is the same where the notorious gangster Abu Salem had been lodged several times after he was deported from Spain three years ago.
Kasab and his associate Ismail Khan had allegedly hijacked the police vehicle but it broke down at Marine Drive. Then, they hijacked a Skoda, driven by SR Arasa, who would also be present at the identification parade in the jail premises, the official said.
The police shot down Khan and captured Kasab when they made an aborted attempt to break a police blockade near the Girgaum Chowpatty Beach that morning.
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