Kasab verdict is strong message to terrorists, says father of 26/11 victim

OLD GOA, MAY 7
The father of the young chef killed in the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai has stated that the judiciary had sent a strong message to extremist organizations that the country would not spare those committing terrorist acts by killing hundreds of lives for no reason.
Urbano do Rego, father of the late Boris, was reacting to the court’s decision on Thursday to sentence the lone surviving terrorist, Ajmal Kasab, to death after convicting him of the terrorist attacks.
The court delivered justice to the 166 people who lost their lives in the 26/11 carnage, in which a young Goan chef, Boris do Rego, was also shot dead by the terrorists at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai.
The Rego family is yet unable to overcome the tragic loss of their beloved Rego.
“Though I know that I can’t get my son back even after Kasab has been given the death sentence, I feel it is a good example for others and this is a clear and strong message to all extremist organizations that there was no forgiveness for such cruel acts,” said Urbano.
“My personnel feeling is that instead of Kasab being given death sentence, he should have been mentally tortured to uncover all those behind the terrorist attacks.”
When asked if he was satisfied with the manner in which the law had proceeded in the Kasab case, Urbano said: “I won’t get my son back, but the only thing I can pray is that such people should not things that will shatter hundreds of families. Only these families will know the loss of their loved ones, just as I have been terribly missing my son,” said Urbano, as he fights back his tears.