It's a landmark judgment and everyone who followed 26/11 must be very happy. No, it doesn't bring back those who were killed brutally by a group of brainwashed Pakistani jihadis, but it serves justice for their cause. More importantly, it now tells us that Karkere, Salaskar, Unnikrishnan kind of lives lost didn't go in vain.
Personally I feel, Kasab should be treated differently compared to other Indian criminals. First of all giving him full Indian Penal Code treatment so far, even though he is a killer who came illegally to India, wasn't right. I don't think America or any democracy would have given him full protection & rights as India provided. Anyway, they need to make some changes to the proceedings once he is hanged.
Hang him
Wrap his body in a Pakistani flag
Use some pig related item to decorate that body
Dump in Arabian sea with blaring Pakistani national anthem.
If a more serious message is needed for future jihadis, use some Quran chanting too, but not sure if that level of stretching is needed. Afterall, these recruits were trained in camps to the tune of religion anyway, that turned young humans into dastardly animals
From what I gather, not giving a Islamic burial and/or using anything to do with a pig, takes away from him of 72 virgins & promised jannat (heaven). That would be an effective way to deter future jihadi recruits who come & kill humans in India mindlessly.
Practically, I am sure most of these won't happen. :e In fact, I am already hearing that Maharashtra doesn't have any hangmen to hang him PuNe or Nagpur jail (only one guy left it seems). I am also hearing from Vicky Nanjappa of Rediff that 308 other people are waiting to be hanged in India, so Kasab will take that coveted 309th spot in the waiting line... Here's the best! independent India has hung only 50 odd people since 1947 per the same source. Also, the media is trying in contradictory style to show 'human' aspect of him by telling us that he cried out etc.
So keeping aside what I consider as the fitting response to deter jihadi recruitment in Pakistan, the reality would be that Kasab might grow into a 40 year old man in beard, eating off crores more of Indian tax payer money, while savoring hundreds of goats & chicken for decades in India :cry: What a terrible waste of money, time, personnel protecting him and last but not the least, the scores of innocent animals that would be killed to feed this unwanted "guest"!