Comment Tell A Friend Print Format Save Article Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, the lone surviving Mumbai attacker, was shifted to a bomb-proof prison cell in the highly secured Arthur Road jail in Mumbai Friday night in the wake of threats to his life, a senior Indian Home Ministry official said Saturday.



"Kasab was shifted to the isolated bomb-proof cell late yesterday night which was specially built for him. He is currently being guarded for 24 hours by elite Indian commandos. All these have been done after Indian intelligence agencies intercepted threats to his life from elements operating from Pakistani soil," the official said on condition of anonymity.



He said that except for the over 11,000-page charge sheet, Kasab has nothing in his cell.



"Kasab has asked for newspapers but the special court trying him is yet to decide on his request. Once the court resumes the trial in a couple of days, the judge would take a decision on his request," he said.



Besides a number of accused, Kasab has been charged for waging war against the state among other crimes for his involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks on Nov. 26 last year.



The Mumbai attacks claimed the lives of over 170 people, including foreign nationals, and injured hundreds from Nov. 26 to 29 last year.



Source:Xinhua