After night long judicial action, Yakub Memon executed on his 53rd birthday [Read the Judgment]
9 years, 8 months ago

After night long judicial action, Yakub Memon executed on his 53rd birthday [Read the Judgment]

Live Law  

Yakub Abdul Razzak Memon was hanged to death in the Nagpur Central Prison, on his 53rd birthday, as a theatrical culmination to the unprecedented legal action last night. He was hanged at 6:43 am.At around 5 am, the Apex Court rejected Memon’s mercy plea, observing that a stay on the death warrant could be a travesty of justice since ample opportunity was provided to Memon, after the. At around 5 am, the Apex Court rejected Memon’s mercy plea, observing that a stay on the death warrant could be a travesty of justice since ample opportunity was provided to Memon, after the rejection of the first mercy petition. Memon’s lawyers had knocked the doors of the Supreme Court after this mercy petition was rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee last evening.

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Fake List of Politicians and Actors Linked to Yakub Memon's Mercy Petition
1 year, 8 months ago

Fake List of Politicians and Actors Linked to Yakub Memon's Mercy Petition

The Quint  

More information about Memon's petitions: According to a report shared by The Caravan, there were six stages of litigation for Memon's case. These included the original appeal, a review petition, a second review petition, a curative petition, a writ petition challenging the warrant of execution of death sentence and proceedings to re-determine this writ petition. The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities …

Maharashtra CM assures strict action against those responsible for beautification of Yakub Memon's grave
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra CM assures strict action against those responsible for beautification of Yakub Memon's grave

India TV News  

Highlights CM said that an investigation has been initiated into the matter BJP MLA asked if this was former CM Thackeray's patriotism to convert the grave into a Mazar Memon was the lone convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday assured strict action in the matter concerning the "beautification" of 1993 Mumbai …

BJP attacks Uddhav Thackeray, says MVA govt turned terror convict Yakub Memon's grave into mazar
2 years, 6 months ago

BJP attacks Uddhav Thackeray, says MVA govt turned terror convict Yakub Memon's grave into mazar

India Today  

The grave of Yakub Memon, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, was allegedly beautified with marble slabs, flowers and LED lighting. “The grave of dreaded terrorist Yakub Memon, who carried out the 1993 bombing in Mumbai at the behest of Pakistan, was turned into a tomb during the tenure of as CM. The Mumbai Police has ordered the lighting …

Yakub Memon's grave in Mumbai gets marble slabs and LED lights, BJP leader says attempts are underway to convert it into Mazar
2 years, 6 months ago

Yakub Memon's grave in Mumbai gets marble slabs and LED lights, BJP leader says attempts are underway to convert it into Mazar

Op India  

Yakub Memon, the convicted terrorist in the 1993 Mumbai bombings case, was hung and his remains were buried in a huge graveyard in South Mumbai. However, a shocking image has emerged in which LED lighting and marble tiles have been put on Yakub Memon’s grave. उधव ठाकरे समेत शरद पवार तथा राहुल गांधी माफ़ी माँगे मुंबई की जनता की pic.twitter.com/TAQNhBb36G …

Yusuf Memon, 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict and brother of Tiger Memon, dies in Nashik prison
4 years, 9 months ago

Yusuf Memon, 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict and brother of Tiger Memon, dies in Nashik prison

Firstpost  

Nashik Police said the cause of Yusuf Memon’s death was yet to ascertained and the body will be sent to Dhule for autopsy. Mumbai: Yusuf Memon, a 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case convict and a brother of absconding accused Tiger Memon, died on Friday at Nashik Road Prison in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, a prison official said. Nashik police commissioner Vishwas …

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Seven years later, all four death row convicts executed for crime that shook nation
5 years ago

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Seven years later, all four death row convicts executed for crime that shook nation

Firstpost  

The hanging was carried out as per schedule in Delhi’s Tihar jail after a three-judge Supreme Court bench rejected the final plea by the convicts’ lawyer AP Singh to stay their execution in a late-night hearing. All four death row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder of a young physiotherapy student were hanged in the National Capital’s high-security …

Nirbhaya Case : SC Dismisses Final Plea Of Convicts To Stay Execution After Past Midnight Hearing [Read Order]
5 years ago

Nirbhaya Case : SC Dismisses Final Plea Of Convicts To Stay Execution After Past Midnight Hearing [Read Order]

Live Law  

Hours before the scheduled execution, the convicts in the Nirbhaya case knocked the doors of the Supreme Court past midnight, hoping for a last minute judicial intervention to extend their lives.But the last ditch effort of the convicts met with no success, as the bench comprising Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and A S Bopanna dismissed the plea, after a …

Nirbhaya case convicts to be hanged on March 20
5 years ago

Nirbhaya case convicts to be hanged on March 20

Op India  

A Delhi court on Thursday issued a fresh death warrant to all four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. They are to be hanged at 5.30 am on March 20, 2020 pic.twitter.com/MAOx5rVVGw — ANI March 5, 2020 Reportedly, the order by a Delhi court comes after President Ram Nath Kovind had rejected the mercy petition of Pawan …

Nirbhaya gang rape case: Hanging on
5 years, 1 month ago

Nirbhaya gang rape case: Hanging on

The Hindu  

ON the afternoon of February 2, a Sunday, the Delhi High Court opened its gates unusually to facilitate the hearing of the criminal revision petitions filed by the Centre against the four death-row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case. Among the convicts, Pawan Gupta had not yet filed his curative petition and mercy petition after the dismissal of his …

Day after Congress' Aslam Shaikh gets inducted in Maharashtra cabinet, his old letter seeking clemency for Yakub Memon goes viral
5 years, 3 months ago

Day after Congress' Aslam Shaikh gets inducted in Maharashtra cabinet, his old letter seeking clemency for Yakub Memon goes viral

Firstpost  

The Shiv Sena, which was at that time part of the BJP-led coalition, had welcomed the death sentence for Yakub Memon. Mumbai: A day after Congress MLA Aslam Shaikh was inducted into the Maharashtra cabinet, an old letter of his seeking clemency for 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon has gone viral on social media. Speaking to reporters on …

Mumbai 1993 blast case: TADA court likely to hear arguments on quantum of punishment today
7 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai 1993 blast case: TADA court likely to hear arguments on quantum of punishment today

Firstpost  

Earlier, the Special #TADA court had convicted 100 out of 123 accused, including #YakubMemon, who was hanged on 30 July, 2015. Twenty four years after multiple blasts ripped through Mumbai killing 257 people and injuring over 700, a special TADA court is likely to pronounce the quantum of punishment on Monday, for all six convicts, including key figures Abu Salem …

SC to sit extra time to hear Nirbhaya case: victim’s parents made party
8 years, 8 months ago

SC to sit extra time to hear Nirbhaya case: victim’s parents made party

Live Law  

The special three Judge bench hearing the sensational Nirbhaya case in the Supreme Court headed by Justice Dipak Misra today asked the lawyers of accused and the prosecution to be ready with their arguments on July 18 and said it will even extend the working hours to 6PM on that day in the interest of a detailed hearing.Normally the court …

SC to sit extra time to hear Nirbhaya case: victim’s parents made party
8 years, 8 months ago

SC to sit extra time to hear Nirbhaya case: victim’s parents made party

Live Law  

The special three Judge bench hearing the sensational Nirbhaya case in the Supreme Court headed by Justice Dipak Misra today asked the lawyers of accused and the prosecution to be ready with their arguments on July 18 and said it will even extend the working hours to 6PM on that day in the interest of a detailed hearing.Normally the court …

Nirbhaya Case: SC appoints Raju Ramachandran, Sanjay Hegde to argue appeals of convicts
8 years, 11 months ago

Nirbhaya Case: SC appoints Raju Ramachandran, Sanjay Hegde to argue appeals of convicts

Live Law  

Four days after it began hearing the appeals filed by four death row convicts in the sensational Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, the Supreme Court in a surprising move today appointed two senior lawyers- Raju Ramachandran and Sanjay Hegde- to represent them to ensure that there were no “inadequacies” and the convicts are ensured a "full and fair" hearing“Considering …

Nirbhaya Case: SC appoints Raju Ramachandran, Sanjay Hegde to argue appeals of convicts
8 years, 11 months ago

Nirbhaya Case: SC appoints Raju Ramachandran, Sanjay Hegde to argue appeals of convicts

Live Law  

Four days after it began hearing the appeals filed by four death row convicts in the sensational Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, the Supreme Court in a surprising move today appointed two senior lawyers- Raju Ramachandran and Sanjay Hegde- to represent them to ensure that there were no “inadequacies” and the convicts are ensured a "full and fair" hearing“Considering …

Absconding gangsters instigated people to attend Yakub Memon's funeral, says Fadnavis
9 years, 7 months ago

Absconding gangsters instigated people to attend Yakub Memon's funeral, says Fadnavis

Firstpost  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that it was probably calls by some gangsters which led to the large crowd at the funeral of 1993 blasts case convict Yakub Memon in Mumbai following his hanging at the Central Prison in Nagpur. Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that it was probably calls by some gangsters which led …

Yakub Memon conferred his 2nd MA degree in 'absentia'
9 years, 7 months ago

Yakub Memon conferred his 2nd MA degree in 'absentia'

India TV News  

New Delhi: Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon, who was hanged on July 30, was among the 1.92 lakh graduates who were conferred degrees on Saturday at the 28th convocation of Indira Gandhi National Open University. With this degree, Memon completed 2 Masters Programme - English and Political Science from IGNOU. None of Memon's family members came to collect the degree, …

Questions that will not die
9 years, 7 months ago

Questions that will not die

The Hindu  

A week after Yakub Abdul Razak Memon was sent to the gallows for his role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, questions have been raised about the nature of the Supreme Court proceedings leading up to the execution, and the manner of disposal of his mercy plea by President Pranab Mukherjee hours before he was hanged. On July 28, 2015, …

Police arrest Yakub sympathizer who threatened to join ISIS
9 years, 7 months ago

Police arrest Yakub sympathizer who threatened to join ISIS

India TV News  

Mumbai: Police this week launched a search for a person who had allegedly threatened to join dreaded terror outfit the Islamic State if the hanging of 1993 Mumbai serial blast convict Yakub Memon was not stopped. This came to light a couple of days ago when a social media user informed police about the post on the popular social networking …

Trials of a death-row convict
9 years, 7 months ago

Trials of a death-row convict

The Hindu  

Events which happen for the first time have the potential to bring either glory or discredit to an institution. It The decision to hold the hearing of Yakub Memon’s last writ petition in the Supreme Court during the wee hours of July 30 appears to have been deliberate, as hearing the petition at the residences of the judges, as was …

Yakub’s petition should have been heard by Constitution Bench: Prof. Upendra Baxi
9 years, 7 months ago

Yakub’s petition should have been heard by Constitution Bench: Prof. Upendra Baxi

Live Law  

A lot has been spoken about the execution of Yakub Abdul Razzak Memon, in the morning of July 30, 2015. The most recent to join the debate is Prof. Upendra Baxi.Hailing the fact that the Court sat in the early hours to hear the petition, Prof. Upendra Baxi wrote in an Article published by India Today, “The pre-dawn hearing was …

Yakub’s petition should have been heard by Constitution Bench: Prof. Upendra Baxi
9 years, 7 months ago

Yakub’s petition should have been heard by Constitution Bench: Prof. Upendra Baxi

Live Law  

A lot has been spoken about the execution of Yakub Abdul Razzak Memon, in the morning of July 30, 2015. The most recent to join the debate is Prof. Upendra Baxi.Hailing the fact that the Court sat in the early hours to hear the petition, Prof. Upendra Baxi wrote in an Article published by India Today, “The pre-dawn hearing was …

Yakub Memon’s Execution: When Reason Gave Way to Mediocrity
9 years, 7 months ago

Yakub Memon’s Execution: When Reason Gave Way to Mediocrity

The Quint  

Yakub Memon’s hanging has kicked more dust than a sober assessment of the merit of the case. Living in weird times, we had the unique benefit of coming across bizarre to potentially mischievous reactions, making us wonder whether we were taking our right to freedom for a cruel ride. Someone in love with his words even went to the extent …

The accused was a victim too
9 years, 7 months ago

The accused was a victim too

Deccan Chronicle  

Convicted terrorist Yakub Memon was buried this week, the same day as former President and scientist A.P.J. The government forbade the media from reporting Memon’s burial, while Dr Kalam was given a state funeral on a gun carriage. The first reason was that Mumbai’s media agreed with the government’s concern that an overly supportive crowd of Muslims at the funeral …

Supreme Court Deputy Registrar quits over judgement on Yakub Memon-IndiaTV News
9 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Deputy Registrar quits over judgement on Yakub Memon-IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: A Supreme Court Deputy Registrar has resigned attacking the judgement clearing the death penalty for 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon, saying two decisions within a span of hours are instances of "judicial abdication" that should count among the "darkest hours" of the apex court. Prof. Anup Surendranath, Deputy Registrar, who was appointed more than a year ago …

Dear media, don’t misreport, misrepresent and communalize Yakub Memon
9 years, 8 months ago

Dear media, don’t misreport, misrepresent and communalize Yakub Memon

Op India  

Many things have been said in the last few days about the hanging of the 1993 Mumbai bombings convict Yakub Memon. Divisions in India’s society have been thrown out into the open and the last straw was when media reports published pictures showing thousands at Memon’s funeral. Sections of the media, for one, did make it seem that way and …

Yakub Memon hanging aftermath: The irrationality of arguments against death sentence
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon hanging aftermath: The irrationality of arguments against death sentence

Firstpost  

Opposition to the death penalty is founded on the belief that retribution is unworthy; it should be abolished because we are a civilised society. A crime of passion, or even a simple, pre-meditated murder, does not qualify for the death penalty under Indian law. To take just the most recent examples, regardless of anyone’s view of the death penalty, no …

Yakub Memon's funeral: Did the serial blasts convict deserve a hero's farewell?
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon's funeral: Did the serial blasts convict deserve a hero's farewell?

Firstpost  

A court had found Yakub Memon guilty of complicity in the Mumbai blasts and other courts had reaffirmed the verdict. Even S Hussain Zaidi’s book Black Friday: The True Story of the Bombay Bomb Blasts, while saying Yakub Memon’s return “paid rich dividends for the CBI” in terms of adding up to “significant confirmation of Pakistan’s involvement”, still says Yakub …

Should Judicial Processes be Seen Through a Religious Prism?
9 years, 8 months ago

Should Judicial Processes be Seen Through a Religious Prism?

The Quint  

Multi-Level Issues Beyond the facts, critical issues and questions need to be assessed at several levels. At one level, a larger public debate about abolishing the death sentence latched onto the decision to execute Yakub. The posthumous publishing of an article by one of India’s top intelligence officers of that time, Bahukutumbi Raman, somewhat complicated issues. In his article, Raman …

The Hindi Press Mostly Supported the Yakub Memon Hanging
9 years, 8 months ago

The Hindi Press Mostly Supported the Yakub Memon Hanging

The Quint  

Yakub Memon’s hanging was denounced by most sections of the English press, but how did the Hindi press cover the issue? Dainik Jagran, a leading Hindi daily stated that the fight to save Yakub Memon’s life sent out the wrong message, while Amar Ujala and Dainik Hindustan felt that the politics around Memon’s execution were a threat to the social …

Yakub Memon Was Judicially Garroted, So Grave Doubts Remain
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon Was Judicially Garroted, So Grave Doubts Remain

The Quint  

Lethal Oversight, Or Worse? The humdinger began in the evening, when the court held that there was nothing wrong in the way in which Yakub’s curative petition was heard and dismissed. Justice Deepak Misra, who wrote the judgment for himself and Justices P C Pant and Amitava Roy, also held that the death warrant issued by the TADA court on …

Yakub hanged: Will prosecution be able to prove others’ guilt?
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub hanged: Will prosecution be able to prove others’ guilt?

Hindustan Times  

After Yakub Memon's execution, it won’t be easy for the prosecution to prove its case against the remaining accused in the 1993 serial blasts. The key evidence against seven accused —Abu Salem, Mustafa Dossa, Firoz Khan, Riyaz Siddiqui, Karimullah Shaikh, Mohammad Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Taklya and Abdul Qayyum — is the confession statement of co-accused, some convicts, and a …

Yakub Memon hanged, Nation bids adieu to Dr. Kalam: Top 5 News Headlines | IndiaTV News
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon hanged, Nation bids adieu to Dr. Kalam: Top 5 News Headlines | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Nagpur/New Delhi: Yakub Memon, the lone 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict whose death sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court, was hanged to death today, capping dramatic last-ditch legal manoeuvres by his lawyers to stall his execution that ended in failure. New Delhi: A political war of words erupted on Thursday over the execution of 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub …

Yakub Memon hanging stokes political debate
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon hanging stokes political debate

The Hindu  

The hanging of Yakub Memon fuelled a debate in political circles on Thursday, both on the death sentence in general as well as on the fairness of the decision. That did not deter Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley from describing the statements made by Mr. Singh and Dr. Tharoor as “irresponsible.” He sought an explanation from Congress president Sonia Gandhi …

Yakub Memon's final moments: Hallucinations, a birthday cake and then anger
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon's final moments: Hallucinations, a birthday cake and then anger

Firstpost  

On his last day, even as his lawyers approached the Supreme Court and President seeking to delay his hanging, Yakub Memon went from being calm after learning his fate to reportedly suffering from hallucinations. When he was sentenced to death by a Terrorism and Disruptive Activities court in 2006, Yakub Memon erupted in rage, shouting,“Oh Lord, forgive this man for …

Yakub Memon first to be hanged in Maharashtra after Ajmal Kasab |IndiaTV News
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon first to be hanged in Maharashtra after Ajmal Kasab |IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Yakub Memon first to be hanged in Maharashtra after Ajmal Kasab Mumbai: The hanging of Yakub Memon today in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts in which 257 people lost their lives and over 700 were injured, is the first execution of death sentence in Maharashtra after Mumbai: The hanging of Yakub Memon today in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts in …

An open letter by a cop to those opposing death penalty to Yakub
9 years, 8 months ago

An open letter by a cop to those opposing death penalty to Yakub

Op India  

Dear “Intelligentsia” of India, I am not a TV panelist. I have been in situations with them where they would not hesitate a single moment before pulling the trigger on me, but I have to consider all the ramifications like “human rights”, “due process” and “fake encounter” before I save my life and of the innocent people around me. Late …

After night long judicial action, Yakub Memon executed on his 53rd birthday [Read the Judgment]
9 years, 8 months ago

After night long judicial action, Yakub Memon executed on his 53rd birthday [Read the Judgment]

Live Law  

Yakub Abdul Razzak Memon was hanged to death in the Nagpur Central Prison, on his 53rd birthday, as a theatrical culmination to the unprecedented legal action last night. He was hanged at 6:43 am.At around 5 am, the Apex Court rejected Memon’s mercy plea, observing that a stay on the death warrant could be a travesty of justice since ample …

Who is Yakub Memon: Here's all you need to know about the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict
9 years, 8 months ago

Who is Yakub Memon: Here's all you need to know about the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the curative plea filed by 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, paving the way for his hanging on 30 July. The lone death convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, Yakub Memon, was executed in the Nagpur Central jail today. Once honoured as the best chartered accountant in the Memon community, Yaqub Abdul …

Timeline of Yakub Memon midnight hearing in Supreme Court | India TV News
9 years, 8 months ago

Timeline of Yakub Memon midnight hearing in Supreme Court | India TV News

India TV News  

Timeline of Yakub Memon's midnight hearing in Supreme Court New Delhi: Time line of last-ditch efforts made by condemned prisoner Yakub Memon, convicted of 1993 Mumbai blasts, who was hanged in Nagpur jail this morning.11 AM -- A 14-page mercy petition written New Delhi: Time line of last-ditch efforts made by condemned prisoner Yakub Memon, convicted of 1993 Mumbai blasts, …

Yakub Memon hanged 22 years after Mumbai blasts
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon hanged 22 years after Mumbai blasts

Live Mint  

Nagpur: Yakub Memon, the lone 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict facing gallows, was hanged to death on Thursday after his last ditch attempts to get a reprieve failed early this morning in the Supreme Court. Senior lawyers Anand Grover and Yug Chowdhury said that the authorities were “hell bent” on executing Memon without giving him the right to challenge the …

Yakub Memon hanged on birthday
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon hanged on birthday

The Hindu  

“Look after my wife and daughter Zubaida” were the last words of the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Abdul Razak Memon to his brother Sulaiman Memon, who had gone to see him one last time on Wednesday evening and to make an application to get his body. Brother of Tiger Memon, the “mastermind” > behind the blasts, Yakub was hanged …

Yakub Memon woke up at 3.30 a.m on the day of hanging
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon woke up at 3.30 a.m on the day of hanging

The Hindu  

On the day of his hanging at the Nagpur central prison on Thursday, Yakub Memon reportedly woke up at 3.30 a.m. and took a bath. I don’t even believe that they videographed his execution and post-mortem as reported in the media, because it is impossible to follow every rule in the jail manual while carrying out an execution.” Yakub was …

Four hours before execution, Memon woke up SC one last time
9 years, 8 months ago

Four hours before execution, Memon woke up SC one last time

The Hindu  

At 3:17 a.m. on the day of his execution, Yakub Memon woke up the Supreme Court to hear him for one last time in an unprecedented early morning hearing in the highest court's long history. At 10 minutes to 5 a.m., hardly a couple of hours before his execution, the Bench held that Memon had enjoyed "ample opportunities" before the …

India executes plotter of deadly 1993 Mumbai bombings
9 years, 8 months ago

India executes plotter of deadly 1993 Mumbai bombings

Al Jazeera  

Yakub Memon hanged for role in killing of more than 250 people in Mumbai, after last minute bids for clemency rejected. A man convicted of taking part in India’s worst-ever attack, the 1993 bombings in Mumbai, has been hanged, Indian TV stations reported. India’s president and Supreme Court rejected last-ditch pleas to stay the execution of Yakub Memon over his …

Yakub Memon hanged: Timeline of the dramatic last 24 hours
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon hanged: Timeline of the dramatic last 24 hours

India Today  

July 29 11 am: Three-judge bench of the Supreme Court begins hearing Yakub Memon's curative petition a day after his death warrant splits the apex court. 8.30 pm: Home Minister Rajnath Singh drives to Rashtrapati Bhavan and conveys the government's decision rejecting Memon's mercy petition. 11 pm: Shortly afterwards, senior lawyers Prashant Bushan and Anand Grover reach the residence of …

Yakub Memon Hanged: Late Night Drama Fails To Save Him
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon Hanged: Late Night Drama Fails To Save Him

The Quint  

A battery of lawyers including Prashant Bhushan, Anand Grover, Vrinda Grover, Nitya Ramakrishnan and Yug Choudhary representing Yakub Memon were spotted at the residence of CJI Dattu seeking a stay on the execution. Citing a Supreme Court judgement in the Shatrughan Chouhan VS Union of India case, a fresh petition was filed with the CJI seeking at least a 14 …

Yakub Memon buried in Mumbai
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon buried in Mumbai

The Hindu  

Following the Supreme Court's rejection of >Yakub Memon 's mercy plea, he was executed at Nagpur jail at 6:35 am. 01:30 pm: Mumbai police gives strict orders, says no photography or videography of Yakub Memon's body allowed. Heavy security deployed across city, reports Rahi Gaikwad 12:18 pm Yakub Memon's body reaches Mumbai airport 12:07 pm Anti-riot Rapid Action Force deployed …

Yakub Memon case: Tense atmosphere outside jail
9 years, 8 months ago

Yakub Memon case: Tense atmosphere outside jail

The Hindu  

A frustrated brother trying to avoid the media, a tense cousin making a last ditch effort to get a glimpse of his cousin, an entire administrative machinery on its toes and an impatient media waiting to report the sole execution in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. As the three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court and the Maharashtra Governor rejected the …

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