Mumbai: Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab on Thursday
said that his confession recorded by a Magistrate was not a
correct version of what he had stated and alleged that his
signature was taken on a blank sheet of paper by police.
Replying to questions put to him by 26/11 trial judge M L
Tahiliyani on evidence adduced by the prosecution, Kasab said
"the confession recorded by magistrate was not read out to me
and it does not contain the truth."
"If she (magistrate) can change my version then what can
I say?" asked Kasab.
"Police asked me to sign on a blank piece of paper and I
did it," he said.
Denying his confession in toto, Kasab said, "I did not
arrive here by Kuber (fishing trawler) but by train".
Kasab also denied portion of his confession which said
that he and his friends had left behind a Global Positioning
System (GPS) in Kuber while alighting from the boat.
The gunman refuted allegations that he had talked to
absconding accused Abu Hamza from satellite phone. "If I had
talked to him, then my voice would have been recorded," said
Kasab.
The accused went back on his confession which said he had
opened fire at police near Cama hospital and at Girgaum
Chowpatty. "It did not happen as I was not there", he said.
When asked about his associate Abu Ismail, Kasab asked
"who is he, I do not Know...I was not with him".
The court has asked him about 450 questions since last
four days and his statement has not yet concluded.
Meanwhile, the court issued contempt notice against a
tabloid and its editor for publishing incorrect proceedings.
The newspaper report had alleged that the judge had
reprimanded the prosecutor for shoddy investigations and
loopholes in the case.
The judge, acting on an application filed by special
public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, said he had not made any such
sweeping remarks against the prosecutor.
The court has sought explanation from the editor of the
tabloid asking why action should not be taken against the
publication for alleged contempt.
The notice is returnable on January 6.
PTI
