An Indian magistrate who recorded the confession of Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, the only terrorist caught alive in the Mumbai terror attacks, Wednesday told a special court trying the prime accused that the confession was "voluntary, genuine and not made under duress", Indian Home Ministry sources said.

The magistrate, Rama Sawant Waghule, also told the court that Kasab showed no remorse for his offense and said he wanted to confess so that others might derive inspiration from him when he was produced before her on Feb. 17 for confession. She deposed before the court as a witness in the case.

"On February 18, when Kasab was produced again before me, he reiterated that he wanted to confess. He showed no remorse for his crime and told me that he wanted to confess so that others may derive inspiration from his action. I also asked him whether there was any promise or force exerted upon him to confess and I also reminded him again that it was not obligatory on his part to confess and that it would be used against him in the trial for sentencing him," the sources quoted the magistrate as telling the court.

India has charged Kasab for 302 crimes, including waging war against the state, for his involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks on Nov. 26 last year, which killed over 170 people, including foreign nationals.

Kasab had earlier retracted his confession saying that he was compelled by authorities to confess.

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