Mumbai: The 26/11 terrorists had used an
outboat machine, exported from Yamaha Motor Company in Japan
to Pakistan, in their dingy to reach Mumbai.
The fact was revealed today by the Company`s
representative, who deposed before the special court, hearing
the Mumbai terror attack case, via video conferencing from the
FBI office in Los Angeles.
This is for the first time that a witness from abroad is
deposing via video conference link in a terror-related case
in India.
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The witness said the Yamaha machine was used in the boat
by which the ten terrorists, including lone surviving gunman
Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, arrived at the Mumbai coast.
"The engine had been dispatched by the Yamaha Company in
Japan to Business and Engineering Trends Company in Pakistan
on January 20 last year," the witness told special public
prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam.
The machine was dispatched to the Karachi sea port in
Pakistan and the payment was made in Japan itself, he added.
Nikam also produced a letter on the company`s letterhead,
written and signed by Michelle, the Assistant Services Manager
of Yamaha, stating that the machine was sent to Pakistan.
The letter was procured by the FBI during investigations.
Although the witness identified Michelle`s signature,
Kasab`s lawyer Abbas Kazmi objected saying it does not bear
the sign of the witness.
Accepting the document, special judge M L Tahilyani said
its evidential value can be argued later.
The witness also denied Kazmi`s contention that he was
deposing wrongly at the instance of FBI.
During the proceedings, Kasab was seen smiling and keenly
listening to the deposition.
Three screens have been installed inside the courtroom
by MTNL for the video conference link.
Bureau Report
