Yakub Memon Hanged at Last

Yakub Memon Hanged at Last

Nagapur/ New Delhi: Yakub Memon, convict in 1993 Mumbai Bomb Blast case was hanged in Nagapura Central Jail today, (Thursday) 30th July 2015 morning at 7 am.

His last attempt to escape gallows was failed with the Suprme Court Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, rejecting the final plea filed by his lawyers on Wednesday night after Maharastra Governor and President of India rejected his mercy plea.

Yakub was the only death row convict in 1993 Mumbai Blast case.

Earlier on Wednesday, Supreme Court refused to stay the execution saying that there is no 'legal fallacy' in death warrant and Maharashtra Governor also rejected his mercy petition.

President had rejected Yakub's mercy petition on April 11, 2014 which was communicated to him on May 26, 2014.

A three-judge apex court bench headed by Chief Justice had on July 21 rejected Memon's curative petition contending that the grounds raised by him for relief did not fall within principles laid down by the Supreme Court in 2002 in deciding curative pleas.

Memon had claimed he was suffering from schizophrenia since 1996 and has remained behind bars for nearly 20 years, much more than a person serving life term has to spend in jail.

12 coordinated blasts had rocked Bombay, as the city was then known, on March 12, 1993, leaving 257 dead and over 700 injured.

Countdown for Yakub Memon's hanging

Countdown for Yakub Memon's hanging 

NAGPUR: With the Supreme Court rejecting relief to Yakub Memon, and President rejecting the mercy plea second time,  the countdown for the hanging of the only death-row convict of 1993 Mumbai blasts case on Thursday, 30th July 2015 at 7 am has started at the Nagpur Central Prison. However the lawyers of Memon in a last effort to save him, filed a petition in Supreme Court seeking 14 day's stay to exucution of the death conviction. Chief Justice will hear it tonight.

The rejection of the mercy petition has cleared the deck for Yakub's hanging, that is scheduled take place on Thursday.  Earlier during the day, President Pranab Mukherjee sent the fresh mercy petition of 1993 Mumbai-blast accused Yakub Memon — filed on Wednesday as a last ditch attempt to escape the gallows — to the home ministry.

Memon is all set to be hanged to death as per the TADA court's order tomorrow on his 53rd birthday. All the preparations were complete, prison sources said. Top police officials on Wednesday visited the prison to supervise the security.

Additional director general of police (prisons) Meera Borwankar arrived from Pune to oversee the preparations. She is being assisted by deputy inspector general of prisons Rajendra Dhamne and jail superintendent Yogesh Desai.

Desai had overseen the hanging of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab at Yerwada jail in Pune during his stint there.

Commissioner of Police S P Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police Rajwardhan and zonal deputy commissioner Ishu Sindhu visited the jail in the evening. 

Yakub Memon to Supreme Court Again,President Rejects Mercy plea 2nd time

Yakub Memon to Supreme Court Again

President Rejects Mercy plea 2nd time

New Delhi: Yakub Memon's lawyers file petition in Supreme Court challenging Maharastra Government's decision to reject his fresh mercy plea today 29th July 2015, even as President Pranab Mukharjee recjects the  Yakub Memon's mercy petition after Ministry of Home Affairs recomendation.

After the recommendatio of MHA to reject the mercy plea, Security tightened in Mumbai.  Supreme Court earlier rejected the  Memon's plea on death warrant saying that there no legal lapses in the proceedngs of earlier curative petition.

The lawyers will also seek stay of the execution saying a fresh mercy plea is pending with the President.
According to reports Lawyers are trying to reach Chief Justice H L Dattu for an urgent hearing tonight.
Meanwhile, the Modi government has recommended rejection of Yakub Memon's fresh mercy plea, and, President Pranab Mukherjee is likely to go by the view of the home ministry.

 Gopalkrishna Gandhi appeal:
 Meanwhile Former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi  urged President Pranab Mukherjee to "reconsider" the rejection of 1993 Mumbai serial blast convict Yakub Memon's mercy plea.

 "When the nation is paying solemn tribute to former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, whose conscientious opposition to the death penalty is widely known, I urge you to reconsider the rejection of Yakub Memon's mercy plea," Gandhi said in a letter to the president.

 "President Kalam had, as recently as earlier this month, expressed his opposition to the concept of capital punishment. He expressed this opinion to the Law Commission, which has been holding deliberations regarding the desirability and efficacy of the death penalty," Gandhi, the secretary to former president K.R. Narayanan.

Pranab Mukherjee meets Solicitor General
 President Pranab Mukherjee meets Solicitor General of India to consult on Yakub Memon's mercy petition. Earlier, Rajnath Singh left for Rashtrapati Bhawan and discussed the issue with the President in an hour-long meeting. 

SC rejects Yakub Memon's curative plea, President refers Yakub's mercy plea to MHA

SC rejects Yakub Memon's curative plea

President refers Yakub's mercy plea to MHA

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today (29th July 2015) sent the fresh mercy petition of 1993 Mumbai-blast accused Yakub Memon--filed today as a last ditch attempt to escape the gallows--to the Home Ministry.

Memon, who is scheduled to be hanged to death in Nagpur Jail tomorrow at 7 AM, sent a fresh clemency plea to the President on Wednesday.

Sources said the Ministry is likely to advise the President about the legal position as the Supreme Court today refused to stay the execution saying that there is no 'legal fallacy' in death warrant and Maharashtra Governor also rejected his mercy petition.

President had rejected Yakub's mercy petition on April 11, 2014 which was communicated to him on May 26, 2014.

A three-judge apex court bench headed by Chief Justice had on July 21 rejected Memon's curative petition contending that the grounds raised by him for relief did not fall within principles laid down by the Supreme Court in 2002 in deciding curative pleas.

Memon had claimed he was suffering from schizophrenia since 1996 and has remained behind bars for nearly 20 years, much more than a person serving life term has to spend in jail.

12 coordinated blasts had rocked Bombay, as the city was then known, on March 12, 1993, leaving 257 dead and over 700 injured.