Personal Confessions of the Captured Terrorist…
Name : Ajmel Amir Kasav
Age : 21 Years
Alias Names : Azam Ameer Qasab,Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman,Ajmal Qasab,Ajmal Amir Kamal,Mohammad Ajmal Qasam,Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasar,Amjad Amir Kamaal
Born at Faridkot village (Dipalpur tehsil, of Okara district in Punjab (Pakistan), 50 Kms from Multan) to Father Mohammed Amir Imran, runs snacks cart which sells dahi-puri. Mother Noori Tai (house-wife) , belongs to Qasai caste.
Ajmal is one of the 5 kids, eldest brother Afzal (25) works as a labourer in Lahore, sister Rukaiyyen Husain (22) is married in village, then comes Ajmal, sister Suraiyya (14) and brother Munir (11) still at home.
Ajmal’s poor father cant keep him in government primary school. In 200 , 13 year old Ajmal who just passed class 4, is sent to Afzal in Lahore. Ajmal shuttles between Lahore and Faridkot. In 2005 , fights with father and leaves home, stays at shrine of holy man Syed Ali Hajveri and works as a labourer.
Finds the work degrading, gets attracted to petty crime, which friend Muzaffer Lal Khan , launches a new career in armed robberies. They wanted to procure more arms for their business, this is time they run into the activists of Jammat-ud-Dawa (politcal wing of Lashkar-e-Taiba). After brief chats, they signs up for the training, initially their plan was to learn more about arms and attack methods in training, which they can use it in the armed robbery.
Once they reached the LeT’s base camp in Markaz, the thought process of Ajmal starts changing after seeing various movies on India’s atrocities in Kashmir, impassioned speeches by by preachers etc., He started beleiving , it might be worth sacrificing his worthless life for glory of islam. Camp gives him sense of belonging that he never had, when he comes hime during a 2 month break, finds he s suddenly treated with respect by family and community.
After this break, Ajmal choosen for LeT’s basic combat course, Daura Aam, does well and choosen with small group of 42 for advanced training , Daura Khaas, at camp near Manshera, due to his performance in the training sessions, he get selected for the marine commando and navigation training , final selected for the fidayeen attack planned on Mumbai.
At 3:30 AM November 23 Ajmal with the unit sail off from a forlon creeek near Karachi , each equipped with loads of arms and grenades. LeT command Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi promises Rs 1.5 Lakh reward.
