India govt spending Rs 31 crore on Kasab: Should we continue this?

Keep him in isolation in a jail which is far off from the city, let him rot there for rest of his life and the picture of the people whom he killed shoudl be painted on the walsl of that jil, he will die a slow and painful death

Mission accomplished

He is our main evidence of this attack & will be vital in saving such incidences in future by giving valuable informations now. But at the same I strongly condemn the government for spending  such a huge money on him & its our countries shame to tell that we are spending this much money for him.      

    I question the person who is responsible for sanctioning this much amount is that why they are not using their brains to keep him alive with the other alternatives rather than spending & as a citizen of this country I demand for detailed split up amount spent on him with clear details, Is it possible?????????

All concerned with Kasab's life, have to understand one thing. Kasab is just a small pawn in the whole game. Neither is he a planner of 26/11, nor is this court proceeding against him.

The court proceedings are to prove the fact to the world that, the conspiracy is hatched by L-e-T. Through this case proceedings, India will also prove that, Pakistan army is a active partner in this conspiracy. Kasab is the most important live proof of these proceedings. His staying alive is very important to take this case to a perfect finish.

As per the LeT plans, Kasab was supposed to die, just like other all terrorists. But his getting caught alive, have upset plans of Pak army & LeT. With this live proof, they can not deny all these charges. Killing Kasab in hurry will be playing in the hands of conspirators.

At the end of this case, Kasab is in any case, going to gallows. But we must have patience to keep him alive till that. Let us just remember one thing. one Policeman (Tukaram Omble) has sacrified his life, just to catch Kasab alive.

Also Mr. Gandhi, in my opinion, was not a spiritual person he was a great-great humanitarian. He was above all the nations & always thought of well being of human beings as a whole.

I don't understand why there is so much stress on hanging Kasab, what difference it will make, there are thousands of people like him, brainwashed & ready to die, find the roots, don't pay so much attention to such poisonous buddings.

We lost Pakistan or Bangladesh not beacuse we had been attacked or we did not have the power or we were a soft state, it happened beacuse someone knew our weakness within & got us divided. It is all our fault.

This is our culture & traditions, that has kept this civilization, what we call Indian Subcontinent, alive, whereas many contemporary civilizations have vanished in course of time.

If we take countries like Saudi Arabia to be a model state regarding crime & rule of law, I am afraid, firstly we won't be having this freedom of having our say at any such platform.

secondly its not a democracy, its the seventh most authoritarian state  & ruled under a monarchy with strict sharia Laws that none other then Taliban likes to follow.

Thirdly, please refer articles regarding human rights, human trafficking, woman rights in that country, I am very sure none of us who value freedom of speech, democracy & peace wants to live there.

Laslty not to mention, the country is often accused of funding what persons like Kasab is doing.

I hope, with all the aforesaid facts, I don't think to have Saudi Arabia to be a model state regarding rule of law.

Coming to America, it was always a safe place, even before 9/11 not because they have history of hanging people at any crossroads, but due the the respect they have for freedom, democracy & justice.

Also, even after capturing Saddam with all his ill deeds, they followed a trial of whole three years before hanging him, & it's not known to be a 'soft state'.

Mr Shyam, appreciate your comments. Please also go through my other point here.

with a pain i support this but for how long? a Government servant in india for re-reimbursing his/her medical bills or the expenditure made for his loved ones or old parents need to produce all the bills intact, get many endorsements, prove the genuineness etc.,  then wait for the approval from the seniors for 500 to 1000 rupees, Kasab is truly fortunate to avail these facilities being terrorist to avail from the government which is ruling the country which he wanted to destroy!! our solders, many who are homeless, food-less are starving without even water? RULING GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES, SUPPORTED BY "DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY" -What to tell other than-  "mera bhaarat mahaan"??

Firstly when no one can give life, killing by anyone cannot be approved.

Terrorism in an international crime, without leaps and boundaries.  All terrorists should be tried in the international court of justice if it can do so, or the world have to come together to set up an international court only to try terrorists.  This would ensure fair trial and also countries like Pakistan cannot protect those charge sheeted.

Every member country participating in anti terror activity would contribute and a neutral organisation like UN should maintain terrorist prisons.  No country should be allowed to execute terrorists unless they are killed in encounter.  If proven guilty on the land, they have to be referred to the international body for further action.

I know I am not being clear enough about the model, but I hope I am able to communicate what I intend to.

Killing Kasab is an easy and 'cost effective' option. Keeping the real 'Evidence' alive is costly affair with some benefits - constant reminder of terrorism and 26/11 driving more awareness and preparation to combat terrorism, continue the pressure on Pakistan etc. We want to debate on saving tax payers money or the type and timing of punishment. Killing Kasab without any social/political impact or prolonging the obvious punishment for some time and really pushing it as fast as possible so that we get to roots of the problem.

What do want to do - Kill Kasab, forget the incident and move on with our short memories? OR Keep him alive, learn and prepare to create fear and pressure in the minds of all those who are planning the next attack?

The reason is simple yet very logical & powerful. He is our key to find out many more informations about this terror attack & will be very helpful to track out the people behind this attack.

This is one of the good points that you have put here Mr Sandeep, that might be a good reason to to keep him alive.

Media says, Pakistan is not acting (or perhaps democratic government of Pakistan can not take action against the Akas there, might be one or other reason of there own). I don't think kasab knows more then the Akas there, he is just an other instrument to use.

My point also indicates towards a possibility there, as the Kavitha says, to burnt him alive & by public, would give two wrong signals:

1. It might happen that such action could make him a hero amongst fanatics & I think for fanatics at least, if possible at the best, there should be no heroes to follow.

2. I think we don't wanna live in a society where a human being is burnt alive by  other human beings.

In my opinion he should be kept alive as long as the we don't get the justice out of it. He is the only main live persecutor in mumbai attack who can has some secret imformation hiding with  himself .if we'll shoot him today that'll prove that he was innocent and pak will get a chance to show that they were not involved in that as they are doing continuesly .

Let the judicial system takes its decision about the punishment. But the Indian legal system ensures that the criminals can take it for a ride fully aided by their legal counsels. Almost all departments in India are on the fast track and are moving ahead to catchup with the rest of the world, but the judicial system does not want to reform itself with the sole criteria of speeding up of cases.

Kasab - caught red handed, confessed, then retracted etc with communal color to the accused will drag this case for decades and with room for appeals it can take anywhere 10-15 years before we can see any result from this case.

The punishment for parliament attackers is the best example how in India the criminals and conspirators can get the punishment postponed for ever.

The best part is we are proud of freedom and democracy. It would be better if we demonstrate love thy neighbours and send back kasab to pakistan to better relations and save millions of rupees from being wasted.

Yes definately he should kept alive because killing someone is not the solution of problem.

INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY!! - Democratic Law.

We are stuck with this. There is no point in a debate. He is "Sarkari Mehmaan" till the time our judiciary doesnt find him guilty of the crime commited!! Whats the debate about?? The spend or the reason that Kasab is still alive??

Its a No Brainer!!

Would you wasnt to invite the human Rights guys descending on our country like a ton of bricks and that to when its driven by the US & EURO nations?? Its a complete disaster in the larger picture. I still prefer that he be shot in public!! :)

Its good to spend money to keep him alive , but one thing I couldn`t get from Government that,what if he changes the statement after few days .. As we all know how our law courts works and how lawyers play with the books of it .If you cant Hang him , hand over him to Pakistan he will contest general elections in Pakistan. So that all politicians in India get a issue in parliament and Election Issue. Government has not achieved any thing and proved its incapable..

If punishment would have been the only remedy,countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia would have been crime free long back.Solution remains in eradicating crime by its roots.Even Today Mahatma Gandhi is remembered more than any extremist today...Killing is their culture ,Anti social Activities is in there Blood , character is not in their mind,they live only to increase population. Investigation can help to find out more leads in the issue,hence crimes like this can be prevented in future,saving innocent lives.

Although, I feel exactly the most people here, I believe that if our authorities keeping Kasab alive then it definitely have a reason. I think it is the part of the greater strategy to put pressure on Pakistan by exposing the real truth. We also need to make sure that the planners also get the punishment. The real people we fighting are those who preaches wrong, provide training, brainwash, etc.
Kasab is one among the Pakistanis who was looking for survival(bread and butter)(there is a village in Pakistan which live on selling their kidneys). The media or Raw didn't find the rich who sponsored him...Because it is a capitalist world...Rich can do anything and nobody is there to ask...It is poor who are suffering

I already assume Kasab dead or insignificant he is no more than a symbolic figure, who committed the heinous crime on the words of his commanders, the real culprits are the masterminds behind such ghastly act of terrorism, which has no connection with Islamic ideology, moreover I don't see it is an expenditure on him individually. It is the way to get as much information as they can from him. Improve intelligence, and security systems for India, which can save India for any future losses. At the same time showing the world, we have well defined judiciary which takes proper way of to do justice. also a way to gain world's sympathy. I think that the money spent on him for security, trials or gathering information is worth while and politically correct.

Killing can not be justified in any form. This is the land of Ram, Gautam, Kabir, Sufis and n numbers of saints. Every one respected not only human but every living creature. As far as Kasab is concerned he is a small cocroch, if we need to punish culprits we must dig down all the cocrochases, if required to flush the drainage in Pakistan, lets go and do it on priority. Because today the whole Pakistan is not less than any big drannage(nalah. If they co-operate, fine. If they don't, lets get crushed.India is more keen on satisfying neighboring governments rather than than satisfying their own country men,India was responsible for killing thousands of innocent Tamils in Srilanka under the guise of killing terrorists, despite mass protests in Tamil Nadu. India was competing with China and Pakistan to in this regard to satisfy Srilanka.How dare Government spends our hard earned money without our consent. Infact on such an issue which is in no way helping a single Indian, government should be sued in an attempt to misuse public money or else they should pay from their pockets as delay in justice or not being able to make any judgement so far is only an example of they being a wrong fit for the position they r handling...