Age, Biography, and Wiki
Ajmal Kasab was born on July 13, 1987, in Faridkot, Pakistan. He became infamous for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, which resulted in the deaths of over 160 people. Kasab was the only attacker apprehended alive during these attacks and was subsequently executed by hanging on November 21, 2012, in India.
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| Date of Birth | 13 July 1987 |
| Age | 37 Years |
| Birth Place | Faridkot, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Date of death | 21 November, 2012 |
| Died Place | Yerawada Central Jail, Pune, Maharashtra, India |
Height, Weight & Measurements
There is no publicly available or relevant information about Kasab's height, weight, or other physical measurements.
On the evening of 26 November 2008, after entering Mumbai via sea route, Kasab and his accomplice Ismail Khan, split up from the group of 10 terrorists and hired a taxi to head to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus or CST (formerly Victoria Terminus), one of Mumbai's busiest railway stations, during which they planted a time bomb in backseat. Armed with grenades and AK-47 assault rifles, Kasab and Khan attacked the CST railway station with grenades and mass shootouts, killing several commuters and long distance travelers. Hearing the shots, a few police officers posted at the railway station, including Senior Inspector Shashank Shinde, tried to fight them with their service weapons but were also killed by Kasab and Khan. The duo later headed towards Cama Hospital with intent to kill patients, but the hospital staff locked all of the patient wards. A police team, consisting of Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad Chief Hemant Karkare, encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar and Additional Commissioner Ashok Kamte, along with other subordinates, were outside the hospital waiting to counter-attack them, armed with pistols, revolvers, and World War 2 era Lee–Enfield self loading rifles. The duo then escaped the hospital and went into hiding, while Karkare, Kamte, Salaskar and 4 constables began to move to the other side of the hospital in a Toyota Qualis SUV, with Kamte at the wheel. While driving there, Kamte saw Kasab and fired at him, wounding his arm, but Khan and Kasab fired a volley of bullets, killing Karkare, Kamte, Salaskar, and 2 constables. After killing them in the gun battle and taking two constables' hostage in the Qualis, Kasab and Khan drove towards the Metro Cinema, where they fired at civilians, leaving many injured. Kasab joked about the bullet resistant vests worn by the police and killed one constable, Yogesh Patil, when his mobile phone rang. They then drove to Vidhan Bhavan where they fired more shots. The police vehicle they were in burst a rear tire due to bullets they fired, so they stole a silver Škoda Laura and drove towards Girgaum Chowpatty beach. At that point, the surviving but severely wounded constable, Arun Jadhav, sent a message on radio that Kasab and Khan carjacked and stole the Škoda, and were heading towards Chowpatty.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Kasab's personal life, including his dating and relationship status, is not well-documented. His focus was on militant activities rather than a personal life that would be publicly recognized.
His father ran a snack cart while his elder brother, Afzal, worked as a labourer in Lahore. His elder sister, Rukaiyya Husain, was married and lived in the village. A younger sister, Suraiyya, and brother, Munir, lived in Faridkot with their parents.
Kasab briefly joined his brother in Lahore and then returned to Faridkot. He left home after a fight with his father in 2005. He had asked for new clothes on Eid al-Fitr, but his father could not provide them, which made him angry. He engaged in petty crime with his friend Muzaffar Lal Khan, eventually moving on to armed robbery. On 21 December 2007, Eid al-Adha, they were in Rawalpindi trying to buy weapons when they encountered members of Jama'at-ud-Da'wah, the political wing of Lashkar-e-Taiba, distributing pamphlets. They decided to sign up for training with the group, ending up at their base camp, Markaz Taiba.
An interrogator and deputy commissioner of the Mumbai Police stated that Kasab spoke rough Hindi and almost no English. He said his father in effect sold him to Lashkar-e-Taiba so that he could use the money they gave him to support the family. His father denied it. Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a senior commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba, reportedly offered to pay his family ₨150000 for his participation in the attacks. Another report said the 23-year-old was recruited from his home, in part, based on a pledge by recruiters to pay ₨100000 to his family if he became a martyr. Other sources put the reward at US$4000.
Villagers in Okara claimed on camera that he was at their village six months before the attacks in Mumbai. They said that he asked his mother to bless him as he was going for jihad and claimed that he demonstrated his wrestling skills to a few village boys that day.
Police announced Kasab was a Pakistani national based on his confession and other evidence. Several reporters visited Kasab's village and verified the facts provided by him. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif confirmed that Kasab was from Faridkot village in Pakistan, and criticised President Asif Ali Zardari for cordoning off the village and not allowing his parents to meet anyone.
Journalist Saeed Shah travelled to Kasab's village and produced national identity card numbers of his parents. His parents left town on the night of 3 December 2008. Mumbai Joint Police Commissioner of Crime Rakesh Maria said Kasab was from the Faridkot village in the Okara District of Pakistan's Punjab province and was the son of Mohammed Amir Kasab.
Pakistani officials, including President Zardari, initially denied Ajmal Kasab was Pakistani. Pakistani government officials attempted to erase evidence that there was a Lashkar-e-Taiba office in Depalpur. The office was hurriedly closed in the week of 7 December. On the night of 3 December 2008, the parents were whisked away by a bearded mullah, and since then, there was evidence of a cover-up by plainclothes police. Villagers changed their stories, and reporters who visit there were intimidated. In early December, Kasab's father admitted in an interview that Kasab was his son.
The Times of India reported a different version of the error. The paper stated that the police officers correctly understood that Ajmal Kasab does not have a surname. To satisfy an administrative requirement that people have surnames, the officers asked Kasab for his father's profession, and decided to use "butcher", or "Kasab" in Urdu, as his surname.
"We were told that our big brother India is so rich and we are dying of poverty and hunger. My father sells dahi wada in a stall in Lahore and we did not even get enough food to eat from his earnings. I was promised that once they knew that I was successful in my operation, they would give 150,000 rupees (around US$3,352), to my family," said Kasab.
Kasab was formally informed of his execution on 12 November, after which he requested government officials to inform his mother. On the night of 18–19 November, a senior prison official at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai read Kasab's death warrant to him, informing him at the same time that his petition for clemency had been rejected. Kasab was then asked to sign his death warrant, which he did. He was secretly transferred under heavy guard to Yerwada Jail in Pune, arriving in the early morning of 19 November. The death and funeral of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray also aided in diverting attention from Kasab. An officer at Arthur Road Jail stated anonymously: "Throughout the journey from Mumbai to Pune, he did not cause any trouble. Kasab's attitude was of resignation when he came to know that his mercy petition was rejected by the president. Kasab did not shed a single tear during the last few days."
Authorities in Uttar Pradesh banned all celebrations and public gatherings and placed the state on high alert in response. Similarly, the Coimbatore City Police took a group of people in Coimbatore into preventive custody for celebrating Kasab's execution. K. Unnikrishnan, father of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, said though the execution was necessary, it was not something to "rejoice over" and that the ensuing celebrations were "foolishness."
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Net Worth and Salary
Given that Ajmal Kasab was a militant rather than a professional or businessperson, his concept of net worth is not applicable in the traditional sense. Militants often do not accumulate wealth in the same way as individuals in conventional careers. Their funding typically comes from organizations or networks supporting their activities.
Career, Business, and Investments
Kasab's "career" was centered around his involvement with Lashkar-e-Taiba, which he joined in 2007. He was involved in petty crimes before joining the group and was trained by them for militant activities, including the 2008 Mumbai attacks. There is no evidence of legitimate business ventures or investments.
Social Network
Kasab's social network was primarily within the militant organization Lashkar-e-Taiba and possibly other extremist groups. There is no information on his presence in social media or other public networks.
In addition, Kasab also confessed about being brainwashed into believing that this was a religious war on the "Orders of God". He stated to Senior Inspector Ramesh Mahale in his confession that his handler Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi told him once he dies in this act of jihad, he would go to jannat(heaven) and he was told that his body would smell like flowers, he would get angels in heaven. Mahale additionally revealed "He was brainwashed that Hindus are cruel to Muslims in India and Muslims don't get space to offer namaz. We showed him how Muslims offer namaz in the open with police protection".
"If all had gone well, Kasab and all 9 other terrorists would have been dead with a red string tied around his wrist like a Hindu. We would have found an identity card on this person with fictitious name Samir Dinesh Choudhari, student of Arunoday Degree and P.G College." Maria stated that Kasab's capture ruined the plans of Pakistan of proclaiming the Mumbai Terror Attack as a Hindu conspiracy. The book eventually led to an all-out political debate and accusations.
Education
Details about Kasab's formal education are not widely available. His early life involved petty crime before he was influenced by extremist ideologies.
In summary, discussing Ajmal Kasab's net worth in financial terms is not relevant due to his role as a militant. His activities were supported by extremist organizations rather than personal financial endeavors.
Kasab told the police that he and his associate, Ismail Khan, were the ones who shot Anti-Terror Squad chief Hemant Karkare, encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar and Additional Commissioner Ashok Kamte. Kasab entered the Taj posing as a student from Mauritius and stored explosives in one of the hotel's rooms. In December 2009, Kasab retracted his confession in court, claiming he had come to Mumbai to act in Bollywood films and was arrested by the Mumbai police three days before the attacks.
The Times reported on 3 December 2008 that Indian police were going to submit Kasab to a narco analysis test to definitively determine his nationality.
