26/11 trial adjourned till Feb 22

The hearing on the 26/11 terror case was today adjourned till Monday after the prosecution sought permission to submit the evidence of 44 more formal witnesses in the form of affidavits.

The hearing on the 26/11 terror case was on Saturday adjourned till Monday after the prosecution sought permission to submit the evidence of 44 more formal witnesses in the form of affidavits.

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Lone surviving Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab's lawyer KP Pawar opposed the submission of more witnesses arguing that the prosecution should have submitted their evidence in the initial stages and not after the court has recorded the statements of the three accused.

Special Judge ML Tahilyani said he would pass an order on the prosecution's application on Monday after ascertaining whether the nature of the evidence is formal or not.

"The list of witnesses include inquest panch, carriers of FSL reports and dead bodies from the terror site to the hospitals," special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said.

In another development, one of the arrested accused Faheem Ansari today sought bail from the court to search for a lawyer as his advocate Shahid Azmi was shot dead by three persons last week.

The court has directed the prosecution to file their reply by Monday.