<p>Pakistani national Ajmal Kasab and nine others launched the four-day terror siege of Mumbai on Nov 26, 2008. On Wednesday, nearly four years later, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence given to Kasab, the only Pakistani gunman caught alive. From then to now, a timeline: <br /><br /></p>.<p>2008<br /><br />Nov 26: Kasab and nine Pakistani gunmen launch a bloody attack on multiple locations in south Mumbai<br /><br />Nov 27: At 1.30 a.m., Kasab caught and placed under arrest, admitted to Nair hospitalNov 29: Kasab gives statement to police, confesses role<br /><br />Nov 29: All places under siege secured after 60 hours, nine terrorists killedNov 30: Kasab confesses before police<br /><br />Dec 27/28: Identification parade held<br /><br />2009<br /><br />Jan 13: M.L. Tahaliyani appointed 26/11 special judge<br /><br />Jan 16: Arthur Road Jail selected for Kasab's trial<br /><br />Feb 5: Kasab's DNA samples match with articles seized from fishing boat, Kuber<br /><br />Feb 20/21: Kasab makes confession before Magistrate (Miss) R.V. Sawant-WaguleFeb 22: Ujjwal Nikam appointed special public prosecutor<br /><br />Feb 25: Chargesheet against Kasab, two others filed in Esplanade Metropolitan Court<br /><br />April 1: Anjali Waghmare appointed Kasab's lawyer by the special courtApril 15: Trial in 26/11 case commences<br /><br />April 15: Anjali Waghmare removed as Kasab's lawyerApril 16: S.G. Abbas Kazmi appointed Kasab's lawyer<br /><br />April 17: Kasab's confession opened in court, he retracts<br /><br />April 20: Prosecution charge Kasab on 312 counts<br /><br />April 29: Kasab is major, say experts after lawyer claimed he was juvenile<br /><br />May 6: Charges framed, Kasab charged on 86 counts, denies charges<br /><br />May 8: First eyewitness deposes, identifies Kasab<br /><br />June 23: Non-bailable warrants issued against 22, including Hafeez Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi<br /><br />June 25: Kasab suffering from ulcers, court told<br /><br />July 20: Kasab pleads guilty before Special Judge M.L. Tahaliyani<br /><br />Nov 30: Abbas Kazmi removed as Kasab's lawyerDec 1: K.P. Pawar officially takes Abbas Kazmi's place<br /><br />Dec 16: Prosecution completes case in 26/11<br /><br />Dec 18: Kasab denies all charges<br /><br />2010<br /><br />Feb 11: Shahid Azmi, lawyer of one of the 26/11 accused, shot dead in Kurla<br /><br />Feb 22: David Coleman Headley issue crops up in court<br /><br />Feb 23: Final argument to begins from March 9March 31: Special court fixes <br /><br />May 3 as date of judgement<br /><br />May 6: Kasab sentenced to death by 26/11 court<br /><br />June 8: Amin Solkar, Farhana Shah appointed lawyers for Kasab to appear in high court<br /><br />Oct 18: Kasab's death sentence confirmation/appeal hearing to commence in high court<br /><br />Oct 19: Kasab throws tantrums, wants to attend court in person, spits at camera and says "send me to America"; judges warn him to behave properly<br /><br />Oct 21: Kasab reiterates before his lawyers that he wants to come to court personally<br /><br />Oct 25: High court judges views CCTV footage purportedly showing Kasab and slain terrorist Abu Ismail in terror acts.<br /><br />Oct 27: Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam justifies death sentence awarded to Kasab by trial court<br /><br />Oct 29: Kasab confused trial court by taking frequent U-turns, argues Nikam <br /><br />Nov 23: High court judges once again watch CCTV footages of Kasab and Ismael<br /><br />Nov 25: Kasab's lawyer Amin Solkar begins argument, says trial was unfair. He demands retrial in 26/11 case<br /><br />Nov 30: Solkar argues that charge of "waging war against nation" was not made out against Kasab<br /><br />Dec 2: Kasab did not come from Pakistan by dinghy, his lawyer says. Adds that dinghy could not accommodate 10 people<br />2011<br /><br />Jan 17: Court reserves judgment till Feb 7<br /><br />Feb 7: Bombay High Court sets Feb 21 as judgment dateFeb 21: Bombay High Court upholds death verdict on Kasab<br /><br />July 29: Kasab challenges death sentence in Supreme Court<br /><br />2012<br /><br />Aug 29: Supreme Court confirms Kasab's death sentence<br /><br />November 5 - Prez rejects mercy petition <br /><br />November 21- End of story</p>
<p>Pakistani national Ajmal Kasab and nine others launched the four-day terror siege of Mumbai on Nov 26, 2008. On Wednesday, nearly four years later, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence given to Kasab, the only Pakistani gunman caught alive. From then to now, a timeline: <br /><br /></p>.<p>2008<br /><br />Nov 26: Kasab and nine Pakistani gunmen launch a bloody attack on multiple locations in south Mumbai<br /><br />Nov 27: At 1.30 a.m., Kasab caught and placed under arrest, admitted to Nair hospitalNov 29: Kasab gives statement to police, confesses role<br /><br />Nov 29: All places under siege secured after 60 hours, nine terrorists killedNov 30: Kasab confesses before police<br /><br />Dec 27/28: Identification parade held<br /><br />2009<br /><br />Jan 13: M.L. Tahaliyani appointed 26/11 special judge<br /><br />Jan 16: Arthur Road Jail selected for Kasab's trial<br /><br />Feb 5: Kasab's DNA samples match with articles seized from fishing boat, Kuber<br /><br />Feb 20/21: Kasab makes confession before Magistrate (Miss) R.V. Sawant-WaguleFeb 22: Ujjwal Nikam appointed special public prosecutor<br /><br />Feb 25: Chargesheet against Kasab, two others filed in Esplanade Metropolitan Court<br /><br />April 1: Anjali Waghmare appointed Kasab's lawyer by the special courtApril 15: Trial in 26/11 case commences<br /><br />April 15: Anjali Waghmare removed as Kasab's lawyerApril 16: S.G. Abbas Kazmi appointed Kasab's lawyer<br /><br />April 17: Kasab's confession opened in court, he retracts<br /><br />April 20: Prosecution charge Kasab on 312 counts<br /><br />April 29: Kasab is major, say experts after lawyer claimed he was juvenile<br /><br />May 6: Charges framed, Kasab charged on 86 counts, denies charges<br /><br />May 8: First eyewitness deposes, identifies Kasab<br /><br />June 23: Non-bailable warrants issued against 22, including Hafeez Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi<br /><br />June 25: Kasab suffering from ulcers, court told<br /><br />July 20: Kasab pleads guilty before Special Judge M.L. Tahaliyani<br /><br />Nov 30: Abbas Kazmi removed as Kasab's lawyerDec 1: K.P. Pawar officially takes Abbas Kazmi's place<br /><br />Dec 16: Prosecution completes case in 26/11<br /><br />Dec 18: Kasab denies all charges<br /><br />2010<br /><br />Feb 11: Shahid Azmi, lawyer of one of the 26/11 accused, shot dead in Kurla<br /><br />Feb 22: David Coleman Headley issue crops up in court<br /><br />Feb 23: Final argument to begins from March 9March 31: Special court fixes <br /><br />May 3 as date of judgement<br /><br />May 6: Kasab sentenced to death by 26/11 court<br /><br />June 8: Amin Solkar, Farhana Shah appointed lawyers for Kasab to appear in high court<br /><br />Oct 18: Kasab's death sentence confirmation/appeal hearing to commence in high court<br /><br />Oct 19: Kasab throws tantrums, wants to attend court in person, spits at camera and says "send me to America"; judges warn him to behave properly<br /><br />Oct 21: Kasab reiterates before his lawyers that he wants to come to court personally<br /><br />Oct 25: High court judges views CCTV footage purportedly showing Kasab and slain terrorist Abu Ismail in terror acts.<br /><br />Oct 27: Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam justifies death sentence awarded to Kasab by trial court<br /><br />Oct 29: Kasab confused trial court by taking frequent U-turns, argues Nikam <br /><br />Nov 23: High court judges once again watch CCTV footages of Kasab and Ismael<br /><br />Nov 25: Kasab's lawyer Amin Solkar begins argument, says trial was unfair. He demands retrial in 26/11 case<br /><br />Nov 30: Solkar argues that charge of "waging war against nation" was not made out against Kasab<br /><br />Dec 2: Kasab did not come from Pakistan by dinghy, his lawyer says. Adds that dinghy could not accommodate 10 people<br />2011<br /><br />Jan 17: Court reserves judgment till Feb 7<br /><br />Feb 7: Bombay High Court sets Feb 21 as judgment dateFeb 21: Bombay High Court upholds death verdict on Kasab<br /><br />July 29: Kasab challenges death sentence in Supreme Court<br /><br />2012<br /><br />Aug 29: Supreme Court confirms Kasab's death sentence<br /><br />November 5 - Prez rejects mercy petition <br /><br />November 21- End of story</p>