Quick Info
| Profession | Militant (convicted terrorist) |
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| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Date of Birth | 13/07/1987 |
| Age | 25 years (died on 21, Nov, 2012) |
| Birthplace | Faridkot, Okara district, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Date of Death | 21/11/2012 |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
Latest News about Ajmal Kasab
17/10/2026
Promotion for the Hindi film Prahaar, which dramatises the 26/11 trial prosecuted by Ujjwal Nikam, drew renewed attention to Ajmal Kasab in October 2026. Rajkummar Rao plays Nikam in the film, which focuses on the court proceedings that led to Kasab's death sentence. In recent interviews, Nikam recalled Kasab's claim that he had come to Mumbai because he was a fan of Bollywood films.
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Pakistani militant and member of the Lashkar-e-Taiba group who took part in the 2008 Mumbai attacks in India. He was the only attacker captured alive by police and was executed by hanging at Yerawada Central Jail, Pune. |
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Educational Qualification(s)
| Schooling | Dropped out of school after class IV |
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Personal Life
| Community | Born into a family of the Qassab (butcher) community |
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| Early Life | Left home in 2005 and engaged in petty crime and armed robbery with a friend before being recruited by Lashkar-e-Taiba in 2007 |
Relationships & More
| Associate | Fellow Lashkar-e-Taiba recruit Ismail Khan, who took part in the 2008 Mumbai attacks alongside him |
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Family
| Father | Amir Kasab |
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Career
| Organisation | Lashkar-e-Taiba |
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| Notable Involvement | 2008 Mumbai attacks, in which he was involved in killings at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus |
| Legal Proceedings | Found guilty on 80 offences on 03/05/2010; sentenced to death on four counts and life imprisonment on five counts on 06/05/2010; death sentence upheld by the Bombay High Court on 21/02/2011 and by the Supreme Court of India on 29/08/2012 |
| Execution | Hanged on 21/11/2012 and buried at Yerwada Jail |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Officers gave him the surname Kasab, the Urdu word for butcher, because they needed a surname and asked for his father's profession | |
| 2. He had been a school drop-out from a small village in Pakistan before his involvement in the attacks |
