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| Indian police have charged the man identified as the sole surviving gunman from November's deadly Mumbai attacks with "waging war" against India. | |
| It is believed the charge sheet against Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab and 19 others runs into thousands of pages. | |
| Indian and Pakistani citizens are among those charged, according to reports. | |
| Police say Qasab and nine other gunmen attacked multiple locations in the financial capital. More than 170 people were killed. | |
| India accused Pakistan-based militants of the attacks. Pakistan has admitted they were partly planned on its soil. | India accused Pakistan-based militants of the attacks. Pakistan has admitted they were partly planned on its soil. |
| Difficult relations | |
| Qasab was arrested on 28 November and Indian law required charges to be laid in court within 90 days of detention. | |
| He could face the death penalty if found guilty. | |
| On Tuesday, government prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said that two Indians accused of scouting for the attacks would also be charged. | |
| Relations between India and Pakistan have worsened considerably since the November attacks. | |
| India accused militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba of being behind them and suggested that "state actors" in Pakistan were also involved. | |
| It has submitted a list of suspects to Pakistan and demanded they be handed over. | |
| Pakistan and Lashkar have denied involvement. | |
| However, Pakistan's investigation this month found that at least nine suspected attackers had sailed from Karachi to Mumbai in three boats in November. | |
| Pakistan says it has indicted eight people, six of whom have already been arrested, and that any trials will take place on its soil. |