Ajmal Kasab denies all charges

NEW DELHI: The main accused of Mumbai attacks Mohammad Ajmal Kasab on Friday retracted from his earlier statement and claimed he was forcibly made to confess.

Denying all charges against him, Kasab said the statement was made under duress.

Kasab had made three confessions after his arrest. One was admission of guilt before police soon after his arrest, the other confession was made before a magistrate which is admissible as evidence and the third one was in the trial court when the accused accepted his guilt partially.

Kasab said it was Abu Ismael who had inflicted heavy casualties at CST and Cama hospital by firing indiscriminately at people. He further said he had not fired at police officer Hemant Karkare, Ashok Kamte and Vijay Salaskar and it was Abu Ismael who had shot them dead.

Kasab had also denied having gunned down constable Tukaram Omble at Girgaum Chowpatty in an encounter with a police team on November 26 last year.

Two Indians, Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed, who are facing trial along with Kasab, would also give their statements after the court records Kasab's version.

All the three accused are charged with murder of 166 persons and participating in the conspiracy. Ansari and Ahmed are also charged with drawing maps of 26/11 targets and handing them over to LeT to carry out terror attacks in Mumbai.