Ajmal Kasab does not have dengue: Report

Jail’s superintendent, Suresh Karnik, verified that the tests proved that Kasab had not contracted the dengue fever.

The lone surviving terrorist of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Ajmal Kasab, recovered from high-grade fever which was earlier suspected to be dengue, reported India Today, on Monday.

The Indian website quoted an Arthur Road Jail official as saying on Sunday that Kasab had undergone tests inside the high-security cell he’s kept in.

The test was conducted by Mumbai-based doctors called in to test Kasab for symptoms of malaria or dengue. The tests were negative and the doctors declared that he was running high-grade fever and had fallen weak for the last two days.

The jail’s superintendent, Suresh Karnik, verified that the tests proved that Kasab had not contracted dengue fever.

The hospital’s dean TP Lahane said that the symptoms were dengue-like, however the possibility had nearly been ruled out.

He further said that doctors were monitoring Kasab’s health and he would undergo various tests.

In 2009, Pakistan charged seven alleged perpetrators behind the attacks but insists it needs more evidence.

The Mumbai attacks horrified India as each development unfolded live on television, and there have been widespread public calls for Kasab’s execution.

At the trial, the prosecution produced fingerprint, DNA, eyewitness and TV footage evidence showing Kasab opening fire and throwing grenades at Mumbai’s main railway station in the bloodiest episode of the attacks.

Most death sentences in India are commuted to life imprisonment, but convicts can sit on death row for years awaiting a final decision.