Memon Hanging

The United Progressive Alliance's vice presidential candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who opposed the hanging of the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, today said capital punishment belongs to the medieval age

Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Monday questioned opposition parties for fielding Gopalkrishna Gandhi for the vice-presidential election, saying the latter had been opposed to the death sentence of 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon.

Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Monday questioned opposition parties for fielding Gopalkrishna Gandhi for the vice-presidential election, saying the latter had been opposed to the death sentence of 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today criticised Human Rights groups and activists who tried to save Yakub Memon, a convict in the 1993 serial Mumbai blasts. Memon was hanged on July 30 after a marathon and unprecedented all-night hearing at Supreme Court the night before.

News that Tiger Memon had been arrested in Pakistan sent cogs turning in the Indian media today, a month after Yakub Memon, his younger brother, was hanged for his role in the 1993 blasts in Mumbai.

The outgoing law commission chief, Justice AP Shah, has voiced strong reservations about the hanging of 1993 serial blast plotter Yakub Memon, speaking exclusively to NDTV, he said that convict's mercy petition should have been further considered and due process should have been followed.

Hours before 1993 blasts convict Yakub Memon was hanged, his older brother and terror mastermind Tiger Memon, called his family in Mumbai and threatened to avenge the death, say sources. On record, the Mumbai police have denied it.

A death threat has been made in writing to one of the three judges who refused to stop the hanging of 1993 blasts convict Yakub Memon. The Delhi Police has registered a case and are investigating an anonymous letter sent to Justice Dipak Misra.

Police has launched a search for a person who had allegedly threatened to join dreaded terror outfit ISIS if the hanging of 1993 Mumbai serial blast convict Yakub Memon was not stopped.

Reacting to the debate on 1993 Bombay Blasts convict Yakub Memon's hanging last week, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu has controversially said: "Do they want reservation in hanging?"

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval today defended the execution of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, saying it was wrong to claim that Yakub was penalised as his brother Tiger Memon, the mastermind of the attack, was not caught.

Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy has provoked sharp criticism for a series of tweets on terrorist Yakub Memon, who was hanged yesterday for his role in the 1993 blasts in Mumbai.

Even until the eve of his 53rd birthday, which was also the day he was supposed to die, Yakub Memon was hopeful that his hanging would be stayed by the President of India.

How does one compare wrongdoing? Why should an Ajmal Kasab hang if those who killed Rajiv Gandhi don't need to? How is Yakub Memon designated more evil and less capable of redemption than Surendra Koli, the child killer of Nithari?

As Yakub Memon was hanged today in a Nagpur jail, security has been added for the three judges who rejected his last-minute appeal in an unprecedented hearing that took place in the Supreme Court in the middle of the night.

The United Progressive Alliance's vice presidential candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who opposed the hanging of the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, today said capital punishment belongs to the medieval age

Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Monday questioned opposition parties for fielding Gopalkrishna Gandhi for the vice-presidential election, saying the latter had been opposed to the death sentence of 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon.

Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Monday questioned opposition parties for fielding Gopalkrishna Gandhi for the vice-presidential election, saying the latter had been opposed to the death sentence of 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today criticised Human Rights groups and activists who tried to save Yakub Memon, a convict in the 1993 serial Mumbai blasts. Memon was hanged on July 30 after a marathon and unprecedented all-night hearing at Supreme Court the night before.

News that Tiger Memon had been arrested in Pakistan sent cogs turning in the Indian media today, a month after Yakub Memon, his younger brother, was hanged for his role in the 1993 blasts in Mumbai.

The outgoing law commission chief, Justice AP Shah, has voiced strong reservations about the hanging of 1993 serial blast plotter Yakub Memon, speaking exclusively to NDTV, he said that convict's mercy petition should have been further considered and due process should have been followed.

Hours before 1993 blasts convict Yakub Memon was hanged, his older brother and terror mastermind Tiger Memon, called his family in Mumbai and threatened to avenge the death, say sources. On record, the Mumbai police have denied it.

A death threat has been made in writing to one of the three judges who refused to stop the hanging of 1993 blasts convict Yakub Memon. The Delhi Police has registered a case and are investigating an anonymous letter sent to Justice Dipak Misra.

Police has launched a search for a person who had allegedly threatened to join dreaded terror outfit ISIS if the hanging of 1993 Mumbai serial blast convict Yakub Memon was not stopped.

Reacting to the debate on 1993 Bombay Blasts convict Yakub Memon's hanging last week, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu has controversially said: "Do they want reservation in hanging?"

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval today defended the execution of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, saying it was wrong to claim that Yakub was penalised as his brother Tiger Memon, the mastermind of the attack, was not caught.

Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy has provoked sharp criticism for a series of tweets on terrorist Yakub Memon, who was hanged yesterday for his role in the 1993 blasts in Mumbai.

Even until the eve of his 53rd birthday, which was also the day he was supposed to die, Yakub Memon was hopeful that his hanging would be stayed by the President of India.

How does one compare wrongdoing? Why should an Ajmal Kasab hang if those who killed Rajiv Gandhi don't need to? How is Yakub Memon designated more evil and less capable of redemption than Surendra Koli, the child killer of Nithari?

As Yakub Memon was hanged today in a Nagpur jail, security has been added for the three judges who rejected his last-minute appeal in an unprecedented hearing that took place in the Supreme Court in the middle of the night.