Goverment racks up Rs 1.67 cr bill on Qasab

Updated on: 20 March,2009 08:11 AM IST |
J.Dey |

Cost of ferrying undertrials moved out of Arthur Road jail to Thane and Taloja and back to secure the 26/11 terrorist keeps mounting

Cost of ferrying undertrials moved out of Arthur Road jail to Thane and Taloja and back to secure the 26/11 terrorist keeps mounting

By conservative estimates the state government will be spending at least Rs 1.17 crore to secure Mohammed

Ajmal Amir Qasab, the sole surviving terrorist in the Mumbai attacks on November 26. This is in addition to the Rs 50 lakh the state has already spent in building a secure cell inside Arthur Road jail, where his case comes up for trial this month.

In numbers, that means approximately 25 police vans escorting at least 60 undertrials along with 200 armed guards, guzzling a total of 40,000 litres of diesel each day.

The police vehicles are refuelled at BEST depots and the cost is debited to the state government, police sources informed. "On an average each vehicle makes two trips from the jail and back each day," said an officer from the transport wing of the police. Joint Commissioner of Police (law and order) K L Prasad said it was a serious matter and needed to be examined properly.

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