Mumbai Gunman Hanged Before Fourth Anniversary of Attack
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Pakistani militant Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the only gunman caught alive during the 2008 guerrilla assault on Mumbai, was hanged early today in India, as the two nations rebuild peace talks shattered by the attacks.
Days before the fourth anniversary of the three-day siege of India’s financial capital, authorities executed Kasab at 7:30 a.m. local time at the Yerwada Jail in nearby Pune. President Pranab Mukherjee rejected Kasab’s mercy petition on Nov. 5. The hanging was the first time India has carried out the death penalty in eight years.