<p>There was speculation that he would be shifted to Yerwada jail in Pune, the biggest prison in the state, for security reasons. Arthur Road prison mostly houses under-trial prisoners.<br /><br />"Kasab has sent a proposal to the Supreme Court through the jailer, saying he wishes to appeal against the Bombay High Court judgement (which confirmed his death sentence). <br /><br />The apex court is yet to accept the appeal. Until the Court takes it up and disposes of the case, Kasab would be at Arthur Road," said a senior state home department official.<br /><br />The High Court, on February 21 this year, confirmed the death penalty awarded to Kasab by the trial court, while dismissing the government's appeal against acquittal of two Indian accused -- Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed.<br /><br />The home department was averse to shifting Kasab to Yerwada as it would require extra security measures there, though Yerwada has an egg-shaped cell (`Anda Cell'), the official said.<br /><br />Kasab is currently in a solitary confinement in a bomb-proof egg-shaped cell at Arthur Road jail. Arthur Road jail is spread over two acres in central Mumbai and houses several criminals of the Mumbai underworld.</p>
<p>There was speculation that he would be shifted to Yerwada jail in Pune, the biggest prison in the state, for security reasons. Arthur Road prison mostly houses under-trial prisoners.<br /><br />"Kasab has sent a proposal to the Supreme Court through the jailer, saying he wishes to appeal against the Bombay High Court judgement (which confirmed his death sentence). <br /><br />The apex court is yet to accept the appeal. Until the Court takes it up and disposes of the case, Kasab would be at Arthur Road," said a senior state home department official.<br /><br />The High Court, on February 21 this year, confirmed the death penalty awarded to Kasab by the trial court, while dismissing the government's appeal against acquittal of two Indian accused -- Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed.<br /><br />The home department was averse to shifting Kasab to Yerwada as it would require extra security measures there, though Yerwada has an egg-shaped cell (`Anda Cell'), the official said.<br /><br />Kasab is currently in a solitary confinement in a bomb-proof egg-shaped cell at Arthur Road jail. Arthur Road jail is spread over two acres in central Mumbai and houses several criminals of the Mumbai underworld.</p>