He was hanged in November last year. In a latest revelation, Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil has stated that Kasab made an unsuccessful attempt to end his life inside the Arthur Road Jail premises and, in his last moments, asked for forgiveness for his ‘mistake,' .
RR Patil disclosed this in an interview during the Diwali function of Maharashtra Times, a Marathi daily.
Patil said that jail authorities informed him about Kasab's quirky habits. Patil revealed that Kasab was often violent at jail authorities. He said that the terrorist, who was said to have shown no remorse earlier, shuddered when he was being escorted to the gallows at Pune's Yerawada jail.