26/11: Kasab's DNA samples match those on life jacket in Kuber

Mumbai, Feb 5 (PTI) Adding to the evidence that the 26/11 attackers travelled by 'MV Kuber', DNA samples drawn from Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist captured alive, has matched with imprints on a lifejacket found on the fishing trawler that brought the gunmen to Mumbai."The sweat analysis from a lifejacket found on the Kuber matched with the DNA samples of Kasab," a top forensic official told PTI today generating evidence that could be vital for Indian investigators.Investigators said Kasab and nine others boarded the Gujarat-based fishing vessel 'MV Kuber' in international waters and set sail to come within a few nautical miles off Mumbai.After launching a dinghy to sail to Mumbai, one of the terrorists killed the captain of the vessel Ajay Singh Solanki.The police later found the vessel drifting off the Indian coast and discovered a satellite phone, Global Positioning System and rations allegedly manufactured in Pakistan.DNA analysis of another five terrorists involved in the carnage was being conducted in the Kalina Forensic Science Laboratory and the results will be known shortly, he said.Earlier, the FSL had confirmed the use of the explosive RDX in the two taxi bombs that exploded at Vile Parle and Mazgaon on November 26. PTI