A young Mumbai girl held her nerve and nailed him in court six months later when she identified him as one of the CST attackers. On June 10, 2009, the young girl appeared in crutches in court and identified him from among the three accused.
As soon as she pointed him out, Kasab, who was standing for the identification, slumped back into his seat. The girl said that Kasab should be hanged. When she identified him and narrated the incident to the court, Kasab didn't dare look at her. She does not fear anything and will stand with the prosecution till Kasab is punished for his act which killed many and spread terror in the city.
The girl is not afraid of being identified by the masses or by the terrorists. She said that she didn’t fear anyone and that the media is allowed to show her face in public. The testimony of the girl, who fell unconscious after being hit by a bullet in her leg, was also among those that were a turning point for Kasab in the trial. Earlier, the Pakistani often appeared cocky and confident in court, but his demeanor changed as survivor after survivor identified him as one of the gunmen.
Her father, too, who was fleeing with the girl at CST when she was shot in the leg and fell bleeding and unconscious, said the family had no fear of being quoted in the papers. However, in the interest of the family's security, the authorities have asked that no hint of their location be given out.
On November 26, 2008, she, her father and brother were on their way to Pune to meet her eldest brother, who runs a small shop there. The father and girl were sitting in the hall opposite a toilet which the brother had gone to when they saw terrorists who opened fire.
The father and daughter tried to run from the attackers. The girl was ahead while the father was running behind when a bullet passed between his legs and struck her. She collapsed and the father fell on her to protect her.
After the terrorists went towards the local train platforms, the father carried his daughter to the nearby St George Hospital. The boy, who stayed in the toilet till the terrorists left, roamed the station for two hours searching for his father and sister among the injured and dead. When someone told him that the dead and injured were being taken to a nearby hospital, he rushed there to find them alive.
On her way to recovery today, the girl remains defiant about getting justice. She cannot forget that horrifying night when she saw people being killed in front of her eyes. She now seeks justice. She wants to join the police force and wish that no other human is exposed to such terror again. She wants to end terrorism and hatred and spread peace everywhere.
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