25 February,2009 08:17 AM IST | | J Dey
Here are details of what the chargesheet will contain
The chargesheet will include:
The names: The Mumbai police have named 20 people responsible for the attacks. They include, Mohammed Ajmal Qasab, Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed (both named for planning the attack), all in custody of the Mumbai police and the nine dead LeT terrorists.
Around seven Pakistani handlers and conspirators wanted in the case: Zaki-ur-Rehman, Zarar Shah, Javed Iqbal, Abu Hamza, Kafa, Yusuf Muzammil and Abu Alkama.
The charges: They are booked under various sections of the IPC ranging from murder, conspiracy, arms and explosive act, waging war against the country, the customs act and cyber crime act.
The confession: The most crucial evidence is Qasab's confessional statement recorded before the magistrate on February 20.
Eyewitness account: Accounts of more than 150 persons recorded. The list includes policemen, railway police, GT hospital employees, photographers.
>>Vinod Masani, the owner of fishing vessel M V Kuber in which the 10 terrorists sailed to Mumbai.
>>Owner of the Skoda that Qasab hijacked.
>>Survivors at the Taj, Trident and Nariman House. The FBI may depose before the court.
CCTV footages: Recordings at the Taj, Trident and CST railway station will be part of the evidence.
VOIP details: Voice Over Internet Protocol, GSM phone records of more than 60 hours of conversation between the terrorists and their handlers in Pakistan. Records from Callphonex, a firm based in the US, have been obtained by the Mumbai police.
Evidence from Kuber: The police recovered 72 items from the boat, including 15 blankets, life jackets and GSM handsets.
Forensic evidence: The forensic labs conducted 69 ballistic tests on arms and ammunition recovered from the attackers. They include AK47s, 9 mm caliber pistols, bullets, cartridges and hand grenades. The 9 mm pistols were manufactured by Diamond Nedi Frontier Arms Company in Peshawar and the grenades were from a Pakistani ordinance factory.
Tests of traces of RDX found in the two taxis, where bombs exploded at Wadi Bunder and Vile Parle.
DNA evidence: DNA samples of 16 articles were collected from Kuber. These samples have matched with the terrorists.
Terror mail: E-mails have been traced to Deccan Mujahideen linking the attackers and their handlers in Pakistan.