Jaipur: It was false, fabricated and concocted that Ajma Kasab, convicted in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case and finally hanged, demanded mutton biryani in jail, claimed Ujjwal Nikam, public prosecutor in the case.
The false claim was deliberately fabricated to stop an "emotional wave" which was being created in favour of the militant, he added.
"Kasab never demanded biryani and was never served by the government. I concocted it just to break an emotional atmosphere which was taking shape in favour of Kasab during the trial of the case," Nikam told reporters on the sidelines of international conference on counter terrorism in Jaipur.
"Media was minutely observing his body language and he was well aware of it. One day, in the court room, he bowed his head and wiped his eyes. Moments later, electronic media broke the news — tears in Kasab's eyes.
"It was Rakshabandhan that day, and panel discussions were started in the media on it. Some guessed Kasab got emotional in memory of his sister and some even went on to question whether he was a terrorist or not," Nikam is quoted by news agency PTI.
"This kind of emotional wave and atmosphere was needed to be stopped. So, I gave a statement to the media saying Kasab has demanded mutton biryani in the jail," he said.
Nikam said that when he told this to the media, again panel discussions were started and the media highlighted that a dreaded terrorist was demanding mutton biryani in jail while "the truth is that Kasab neither asked for biryani nor it was served."
Ajmal Kasab was hanged to death in November 21, 2012 - nearly four years after the November 2008 Mumbai teror attack in which scores of people were killed.
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