Mumbai: Alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Kasab has been hooked on to the song, John, Jani, Janardhan, sources at the Arthur Road jail said.
He breaks into the song from the yesteryear hit Naseeb, especially on sighting the wardens approach the gate to his cell, the sources said, adding that singing could be Kasab's way of concealing his anxiety and venting out his apprehension before the special court delivered the verdict in his case.
Mostly, Kasab sits in his cell in a calm and composed manner, staring at the ceiling. "He knows he may get a chance to beg for mercy and that he could get a new lease of life," a source told MiD DAY.
A warden also said that over one year, he and other members of the team have gotten used to Kasab and his ways.
"By now, he has a smattering of Marathi in his vocabulary and we will certainly miss his attempts to speak in battered Marathi," the warden pointed out.
"He has been very cordial with the staff. He speaks to them in Marathi and hums a few other Hindi film songs in our presence," said an insider at the jail.
Kasab also spends time reading verses from the Quran. He also leafs through copies of his chargesheet till late in the evening and has been keeping notes on the court dates.
A couple of days prior to the judgment, he had been asking two questions - whether he should beg for mercy or plead guilty, the sources said.