26/11 proof will be in electronic, videographic & audio modes, as well as in writing

The Mumbai police are expected to file the chargesheet in the 26/11 terror attacks on Wednesday. Even though the police have filed several chargesheets till date, this one is unique. "It has been a multi-dimensional investigation," said a senior Crime Branch officer.

Right from the sophisticated weapons used by the terrorists, the use of global positioning system (GPS), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), satellite phones, the water route used to reach Mumbai and the terror training in Pakistan, the police investigated several aspects of the case. 

To start with, for the first time, a fidayeen has been caught alive. Mohammad Ajmal Amir's interrogations have helped the police to conclusively establish Pakistan's link to the attacks. 

The DNA samples of Ajmal matched with the ones found on the trawler MV Kuber. 

Also, the route which was fed in the GPS helped the police establish the route the fidayeens took to come to Mumbai. "For the first time, evidence will be produced in electronic, videographic, audio, and in written forms," said another officer. 

The chargesheet, which is expected to run into a couple of thousand pages, will elaborate on the training given to the terrorists by the Lashkar-e-Tayiba (LeT). It will also name several top operatives and handlers of the LeT, including Saeed Hafeez, Zaki ur Rahman, Zarrar Shah, Abu Hamza, Kahafa, Vasi and Javed Ali.

According to sources, Ajmal already confessed to his crime before a magistrate in accordance with section 164 of the criminal procedure code (CrPC). This is admissible as evidence in the court of law, thus making the case stronger.

The chargesheet will be a compilation of reports from several top agencies from across the country, including forensic scientists, national security guard and national defence academy. To top it all, there will be reports of experts from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It will also include statements of several witnesses, including foreign nationals from as many as 15 countries. 

Ajmal and the others have been booked under the Indian Penal Code for murder, conspiracy, arms and explosives act, waging war against the country, UAPA, customs act, cyber crimes and the railways act.

5,000 pages will be taken up by the voluminous chargesheet 

150 witnesses' statements and first-person accounts will be there in the chargesheet 

20 people are likely to be named in the chargesheet as those responsible for the 26/11 terror attacks

Nikhil S Dixit/ DNA-Daily News & Analysis Source: 3D Syndication