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Shiv Sena demands removal of Maharashtra Home Minister for leaking info on Kasab

Mumbai:  Accusing Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil of leaking information on Ajmal Kasab's time in prison and his cremation inside Yerwada jail, Shiv Sena has demanded his removal from the cabinet.Making this demand, Shiv

This information is sufficient to identify the person concerned as the Yerwada prison could have only a handful of Muslim staff and it is very easy to identify the maulvi whose father is a prison staff, Parab said.

The minister has in a way helped identify the person who was involved in the cremation of the terrorist and his life could be at risk because of  Patil, he said.
 
When the US seals killed Osama Bin Laden, no one ever spoke where Bin Laden was cremated, if at all he was cremated and other such things, Parab said.

However, in this case Patil has compromised the security of a citizen and leaked juicy details about the terrorist merely to get publicity, the Sena leader alleged.

(With PTI inputs)