Mumbai, May 06: Ajmal Kasab’s execution after he was sent to gallows today may not happen soon but calls grew loud that he be hanged quickly amid hopes the Pakistani gunman does not end up being on the death row “waiting list”.
Authorities were asked to show urgency in carrying out the death sentence awarded to the 22-year-old Pakistani gunman, which was welcomed acoss the political, legal and civil society spectrum.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa was among those who demanded that Kasab be hanged without delay.
“I don’t want any delay in hanging Kasab. I want fast track hanging of Kasab”, K Unnikrishnan, father of NSG Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, killed in the operation during the Mumbai terror attack, said in Bangalore.
Unnikrishnan said Kasab should not be allowed to end up being among the convicts who are on the death row “waiting list” in the country.
–Agencies