Nearly four years after the 26/11 Mumbai carnage,Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab was today hanged in Yerawada Jailhere. Following is the chronology of events leading to his hanging:
Nov 26, 2008: Kasab and 9 terrorists launch commando raid inMumbai.
Nov 27, 2008: At 1.30 AM, Kasab caught and placed underarrest, admitted to Nair Hospital.
Nov 29, 2008: All places under siege secured, 9 terroristskilled.
Nov 30, 2008: Kasab confesses before police.
Dec 27/28, 2008: Identification parade held.
Jan 13, 2009: M L Tahaliyani appointed 26/11 judge.
Jan 16, 2009: Arthur Road Jail selected for Kasab's trial.
Feb 5, 2009: Kasab's DNA samples match with articles foundin Kuber.
Feb 20/21, 2009: Kasab makes confession before magistrate.
Feb 22, 2009: Ujjwal Nikam appointed Special PublicProsecutor.
Feb 25, 2009: Charge sheet against Kasab, two others filedin court.
Apr 1, 2009: Anjali Waghmare appointed Kasab's lawyer.
Apr 15, 2009: Anjali Waghmare removed as Kasab's lawyer.
Apr 16, 2009: Abbas Kazmi appointed as Kasab's lawyer.
Apr 17, 2009: Kasab's confession opened in court, heretracts.
Apr 20, 2009: Prosecution charges Kasab on 312 counts.
Apr 29, 2009: Kasab is major: experts' opinion.
May 6, 2009: Charges framed, Kasab charged on 86 counts, butdenies charges.
May 8, 2009: First eyewitness deposes, identifies Kasab.
June 23, 2009: Non-bailable warrants issued against 22including Hafeez Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi.
Nov 30, 2009: Abbas Kazmi removed as Kasab's lawyer.
Dec 1, 2009: K P Pawar takes place of Kazmi.
Dec 16, 2009: Prosecution completes its case in 26/11.
Dec 18, 2009: Kasab denies all charges.
March 31, 2010: Arguments in the case end. Special Judge M LTahaliyani reserves judgement for May 3, 2010.
May 3, 2010: Kasab convicted, Sabauddin Ahmed and FaheemAnsari acquitted of all charges.
May 6, 2010: Kasab was sentenced to death by the trialcourt.
Feb 21, 2011: Bombay High Court upholds death sentence toKasab.
March 2011: Kasab writes letter to SC challenging HC order.
Oct 10, 2011: SC stays execution of the death sentenceawarded to Pakistani terrorist Kasab.
Oct 10, 2011: Kasab tells SC that he was brainwashed like a"robot" into committing the heinous crime in the name of"God" and that he does not deserve capital punishment owing to hisyoung age.
Oct 18, 2011: The Supreme Court admits Maharashtra government'sappeal challenging the acquittal of Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed,co-accused of Ajmal Kasab, in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
Jan 31, 2012: Kasab tells SC that he was not given a freeand fair trial in the case.
Feb 23, 2012: SC hears intercepted conversations between theperpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and their Pakistani handlers andwatched the CCTV footage of the carnage.
Apr 25, 2012: SC reserves its verdict after a marathonhearing, spanning over two and a half month.
Aug 29, 2012: SC upholds death sentence of Kasab andacquittal of two alleged Indian co-conspirators in the case.
Oct 16,2012: Union Home Ministry recommends to President forrejection of Kasab's mercy plea.
Nov 5,2012: President rejects Kasab's mercy petition.
Nov 8,2012: Maharashtra government informed aboutPresident's decision.
Nov 21,2012: Kasab hanged in Yerawada Jail in Pune.