Maharashtra Government has submitted to the Bombay High Court a CCTV footage of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab assaulting jail staff and opposed his plea for a closed-door interview with his lawyers.

The high court is hearing confirmation of death sentence awarded to Kasab for his role in the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai in which 166 people were killed.

The Government counsel Ujjwal Nikam presented the CCTV footage to a bench headed by Justice Ranjana Desai which will view the CD in chambers on Tuesday evening and pronounce an order tomorrow on Kasab’s plea for a legal interview within the sight of security staff but not within hearing distance.

Nikam told the judges, “The incident occurred on September 1 when Kasab was performing some illegal act and jail staff had to intervene. He (Kasab) assaulted prison officials which is clearly shown in the CD.”

“Kasab is a trained commando and with swift movements he can pose a great danger to his own life as well as to that of guards,” Nikam said and submitted an affidavit filed by the jailor opposing Pakistani national’s request for an interview with lawyers which should not be within hearing distance of jail staff.

Kasab’s lawyer Amin Solkar argued that Kasab was very uncomfortable in answering questions put to him and demanded that they (lawyers) be allowed to interview him all alone and not in the presence of jail staff or police.