Kasab's security beefed up
Updated On: 08 February, 2009 12:42 PM IST | Agencies
The security of Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist taken alive during the 26/11 attacks, has been tightened.
The security of Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist taken alive during the 26/11 attacks, has been tightened. Senior officials of the intelligence agencies say there are reports that the authorities in Pakistan are trying to eliminate Kasab with the help of their operatives in India, according tou00a0 Asian Age.
The report added, a high ranking Intelligence Bureau official told, There are reports that the Pakistani authorities, with the help of the ISI, are trying to eliminate Kasab as they fear that more revelations may cause further embarrassment.
The latest inputs suggest that D-Company men and other Pakistani militants operating in India have been instructed to eliminate Kasab. "We are well aware of how D-Company's network operates in India and other parts of the country, said the official.
'The Mumbai police has been asked to take extra precautions as far as Kasab is concerned as there are several militants and D-Company associates in Arthur Road Jail, he added.
Mumbai police has been asked to provide full-proof security for Kasab, who is in a high-security cell at Arthur Road Jail. His movements inside prison are being watched and no other inmates are allowed to meet him. Certain phone numbers, including mobile numbers, have been put under surveillance, said ther reports
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