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Mumbai attacks suspect is charged Mumbai attacks suspect is charged
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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. Indian police have charged the man identified as the sole surviving gunman from the Mumbai (Bombay) attacks with "waging war" against the country.
It is believed the charge sheet against Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab and 19 others runs into thousands of pages. Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab, a Pakistani, was not in court for security reasons. Two Indians did appear and were charged with being accomplices.
Indian and Pakistani citizens are among those charged, according to reports. The charge sheet relating to November's attacks runs to more than 11,000 pages.
Police say Qasab, who is from Pakistan, and nine other gunmen attacked multiple locations in the financial capital. More than 170 people were killed. Nine gunmen were shot dead in the attacks on the financial capital. In all, more than 170 people died.
India accused Pakistan-based militants of the attacks. Pakistan has admitted they were partly planned on its soil. India accused Pakistan-based militants from the banned group Lashkar-e-Taiba of carrying out the attacks. Pakistan has admitted they were partly planned on its soil.
'Charged' 'Confident'
Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab was not produced in court but two other accused - Indian nationals Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin who stand accused of scouting for the attacks - were present along with their lawyers. Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab was arrested on 26 November - Indian law required charges to be laid in court within 90 days of detention.
Special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said a copy of the charge sheet will soon be given to Qasab.
More than 170 people died in the attacks in Mumbai in NovemberMore than 170 people died in the attacks in Mumbai in November
"Ajmal Qasab, Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin have been charged under various acts, including murder, attempt to murder, damaging public property among other," Mr Nikam told reporters as he left court. Two Indian nationals - Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed - were present in the Mumbai court along with their lawyers on Wednesday. They are accused of scouting for the attacks.
He said the trial would be held in the maximum-security Arthur Road jail. "Ajmal Qasab, Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed have been charged under various acts, including murder, attempt to murder and damaging public property," special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told reporters as he left court.
The charge sheet, which runs into thousands of pages, is the result of painstaking investigations by the Mumbai police, says the BBC's Zubair Ahmad in Mumbai (Bombay). He said the trial would be held in the maximum-security Arthur Road jail. All three men could face the death penalty if found guilty.
Police have also brought charges against seven people from Pakistan. Mr Nikam said 35 others were named as wanted in the charge sheet. It is not clear what they are accused of. They include Indian and Pakistani citizens, reports say.
They include Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, who is described as operations chief of the banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, and another alleged Lashkar member, Abu Hamza. Among them are Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, and senior leaders Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Abu Hamza, reports say.
Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab was arrested on 28 November and Indian law required charges to be laid in court within 90 days of detention. "We're very confident of our case... there's a lot of evidence," Mumbai joint police commissioner Rakesh Maria told reporters.
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The interior of the Hotel Trident during the Mumbai attacks.
Difficult relationsDifficult relations
The charge sheet is the result of painstaking investigations by Mumbai police, says the BBC's Zubair Ahmed in Mumbai.
Relations between India and Pakistan have worsened considerably since the November attacks.Relations between India and Pakistan have worsened considerably since the November attacks.
India accused Lashkar-e-Taiba of being behind them and suggested that "state actors" in Pakistan were also involved. As well as accusing Lashkar-e-Taiba of being behind them, India suggested that "state actors" in Pakistan were also involved.
It has submitted a list of suspects to Pakistan and demanded they be handed over. Delhi has submitted a list of suspects to Pakistan and demanded they be handed over. Both Pakistan and Lashkar have denied involvement.
Both 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.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.Pakistan says it has indicted eight people, six of whom have already been arrested, and that any trials will take place on its soil.