Yakub Memon Birthday

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.

A birthday cake was reportedly sent to Yakub Memon inside Nagpur Central Prison at midnight. Memon, who turned 53 today, was hanged a little after 6.30 am, for his role in the 1993 blasts in Mumbai, India's deadliest terror attack.

Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, whose last-ditch effort to escape the noose at the Central Prison here on his 53rd birthday tomorrow was rejected by the Supreme Court, has not prepared any will so far, the convict's lawyer Anil Gedam said here today.

Senior CPIM leader Prakash Karat today said President Pranab Mukherjee should exercise his "discretionary power" to stop the execution of Yakub Memon, convicted for the 1993 blasts in Mumbai which killed 257 people.

A jail in Maharashtra's Nagpur is preparing for the execution of Yakub Memon, the only convict to be hanged for the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai, after the Supreme Court today rejected his final mercy plea.

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.

A birthday cake was reportedly sent to Yakub Memon inside Nagpur Central Prison at midnight. Memon, who turned 53 today, was hanged a little after 6.30 am, for his role in the 1993 blasts in Mumbai, India's deadliest terror attack.

Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, whose last-ditch effort to escape the noose at the Central Prison here on his 53rd birthday tomorrow was rejected by the Supreme Court, has not prepared any will so far, the convict's lawyer Anil Gedam said here today.

Senior CPIM leader Prakash Karat today said President Pranab Mukherjee should exercise his "discretionary power" to stop the execution of Yakub Memon, convicted for the 1993 blasts in Mumbai which killed 257 people.

A jail in Maharashtra's Nagpur is preparing for the execution of Yakub Memon, the only convict to be hanged for the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai, after the Supreme Court today rejected his final mercy plea.