Mumbai massacre gunman: I'm ready for execution

The lone surviving Mumbai massacre gunman said today he was ready to be executed and wanted no mercy for his role in the attack which left 166 people dead.

“Whatever I have done, I have done in this world. It would be better to be punished in this world. It would be better than God’s punishment. That’s why I have pleaded guilty,” Pakistani Ajmal Kasab told an Indian court.

Kasab unexpectedly confessed on Monday to taking part in the three-day attack that began on November 26, leaving a trail of carnage across Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital.

“If I am hanged for this, I am not bothered. I don’t want any mercy from the court. I understand the implications of my accepting the crime,” he said.