Ajmal Kasab Hanged To Death, Buried

Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the terrorist (or "gunman", as the BBC prefers to call him) who played an active part gunning down several people in Mumbai on 26 November 2008, was hanged in Pune's Yerawada Jail at 7:30am on Wednesday.

Kasab was the only terrorist caught alive during the terror attack, and was lodged in Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail till his hanging.

The timeline of the Kasab saga is as follows:

2008

26 Nov: 10 terrorists from Pakistan enter Mumbai by sea, spend 3 days attacking the city's landmarks. Kasab was one of those shooting people at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.

27 Nov: Ajmal Kasab caught by police. Meanwhile, 166 persons were killed during 3 days of attacks.

29 Nov: Kasab confesses to role in terror attacks. 9 other terrorists killed.

27-28 Dec: Identification parade held

2009

13 Jan: M L Tahaliyani appointed special judge for 26/11 case

15 Apr: Trial in 26/11 case begins

17 Apr: Kasab retracts confession

20 Jul: Kasab pleads guilty

16 Dec: 26/11 Case completed

18 Dec: Kasab denies all charges

2010

6 May: Kasab sentenced to death by special court

25 Nov: Kasab's lawyer Amin Solkar demands retrial

2011

21 Feb: Bombay High Court upholds Kasab's death sentence

29 July: Kasab challenges death sentence in Supreme Court

2012

29 Aug: SC confirms death sentence

18 Sep: Kasab sends mercy petition to President

Sep - Oct: Maharashtra Home Ministry, Ministy of Home Affairs want rejection of mercy petition

5 Nov: President approves death sentence

21 Nov: Kasab hanged, buried in Yerawada Jail