09 March,2009 01:33 PM IST | | PTI
Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab, the lone terrorist arrested in the Mumbai terror strikes case, is likely to participate in court proceedings on Monday through video conferencing following a heightened threat perception about his security.
Qasab, arrested on November 26, has never been produced in open court due to security concerns. He is presently lodged in a high security barrack of the Arthur Road jail in central Mumbai.
As Qasab is required to be present for court proceedings, but could not be brought to the courthouse in south Mumbai due to security concerns video conferencing will be arranged, sources said.
The Mumbai police has filed its chargesheet against Qasab and two others, Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed, for their alleged involvement in the terror strikes in which over 160 persons were killed.
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The prosecution today will be seeking the case to be committed from the magistrate's court to the special court, which has been created to conduct the trial.
The magistrate will also pass orders on a plea by Ansari and Ahmed, alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives, to receive copies of the 11,000-page chargesheet in Urdu. The original copies are in English and Marathi.
