He was the general public prosecutor within the trial of Ajmal Kasab. (File)
Lawyer Ujjwal Nikam, a Padma Shri awardee, who has labored on high-profile homicide and terrorism instances together with the 26/11 Mumbai terror assaults, has been appointed because the particular public prosecutor within the case of sexual assault on two nursery college students.
Listed below are 5 details about Ujjwal Nikam:
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He performed a key position in main terrorism-related instances within the nation. He helped in convicting Ravinder Singh for the Kalyan bomb blast in 1991. He went on to develop into the general public prosecutor for the Mumbai serial blasts case in 1993.
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Ujjwal Nikam’s authorized profession additionally noticed him take up a number of high-profile assignments such because the homicide case of Bollywood producer and T sequence founder Gulshan Kumar in 1997.
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He was additionally the prosecutor within the homicide case of Pramod Mahajan, who was shot useless by his brother Pravin in April 2006 following a dispute.
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He was the general public prosecutor within the trial of Ajmal Kasab, the one terrorist caught within the 26/11 Mumbai terror assault. He efficiently argued for Kasab’s dying penalty.
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He was supplied with Z-plus safety after 2009 when he took over as prosecutor within the 26/11 case. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2016. The BJP had fielded Mr Nikam as its Lok Sabha candidate from the Mumbai North Central constituency. He misplaced the seat to Congress candidate Gaikwad Varsha Eknath.
