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Kasab claimed he came to meet me, says Ujjwal Nikam on KBC
Public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, appearing on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18, said Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving 26/11 attacker, told him during the trial that he had come to Mumbai to meet Amitabh…
Public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, appearing on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18, said Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving 26/11 attacker, told him during the trial that he had come to Mumbai to meet Amitabh Bachchan. Host Amitabh Bachchan reacted sharply, saying in Hindi, 'If he had come, he would not have left my house. I would have shot him there.'
Nikam also recalled that Kasab initially denied involvement in the 26/11 attacks, claimed he was a minor and that RAW had arrested him. The prosecution countered these claims with CCTV footage, which Nikam said showed Kasab laughing as a young girl was shot. Kasab was executed in 2012 after a four-year trial.
The episode was a special segment promoting the film 'Prahaar: The Untold Story of Ujjwal Nikam', starring Rajkummar Rao as Nikam. Bachchan had asked why the execution took so long, and Nikam explained the legal principle that an accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All three outlets report the same exchange identically, with no divergence in facts or framing. Freepress Journal, Times of India and Mathrubhumi each present Nikam's account of Kasab's alleged claim and Bachchan's reaction as a straightforward televised moment, with no commentary on the veracity of Kasab's statement or the timing of the revelation. The uniform neutral-report coverage reflects the event's nature as a promotional appearance rather than a breaking news investigation. The episode draws renewed attention to the 26/11 trial details ahead of the film's release.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): freepressjournal.in (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), english.mathrubhumi.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
