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Yakub Memon, Hanged for His Role in 1993 Blasts, Buried by Family in Mumbai
Yakub Memon was hanged a little before 7 am on Thursday morning in a Nagpur prison, less than two hours after the Supreme Court dismissed his final appeal against his hanging in an unprecedented hearing that was held within the court premises in the middle of the night.
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President Should Not Allow Yakub Memon's Execution: Left
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.
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Yakub Memon Will be Woken at 3 am, Say Nagpur Jail Sources
Yakub Memon, the only person to be sentenced to death for a series of bombings in Mumbai in 1993, is likely to be hanged early on Thursday morning. President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected his final plea for mercy, say sources.
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Hang Yakub Memon, Demand Families of Those Who Died
The families of those who died in the 1993 Mumbai blasts had met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, demanding that Yakub Memon, on death row in the case, must be hanged. The outlook was bleak for Memon after President Pranab Mukherjee rejected Memon's mercy plea on Wednesday. Hours later, in a 5 am verdict, the Supreme Court, too, refuse...
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Yakub Memon's Mercy Plea Rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee: Sources
Yakub Memon, convicted as "a driving spirit" for the 1993 blasts in Mumbai is expected to hang early tomorrow morning in a Nagpur jail. His last-minute mercy petition was rejected today by President Pranab Mukherjee, sources told NDTV. Memon's lawyers, meanwhile, say they have moved the Supreme Court again tonight.
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Yakub Memon, Who is to be Hanged Tomorrow, Files Fresh Mercy Plea with President
1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon has filed a fresh plea for mercy with the President just a day before his hanging.
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Opinion: Why Yakub Memon Must Not Hang
Our plea is for "mercy to season justice".
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Yakub Memon Case: Supreme Court Asks Attorney General to Clarify Rules of Curative Plea
Uncertainty continued today over whether Yakub Memon, the sole 1993 Mumbai blasts convict on death row, will be hanged on July 30, with the Supreme Court asking Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to clarify tomorrow the rules relating to curative petitions, the last judicial remedy in law.
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No Court Decision Today on Yakub Memon's Plea to Stop His Hanging
On 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon's petition to stop his hanging on Thursday, the Supreme Court today took no decision but said it would take up the case again tomorrow.
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Politicians, Judges Stand up as Citizens For Yakub Memon, File Mercy Plea
On the eve of the hearing of '93 Mumbai blast death row convict Yakub Memon's appeal by the Supreme Court, a group of eminent citizens - including politicians, jurists and retired judges - submitted a fresh mercy petition to President Pranab Mukherjee, urging him to commute the death sentence.
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Yakub Memon Doesn't Deserve to Hang, Wrote Top Intel Officer
One of India's most-respected counter-terror officers, B Raman, who led the operation to bring Yakub Memon back to India from Pakistan in 1994, wrote several years ago that he did not believe that Memon deserved to hang. His previously unpublished article has been run today by news website rediff.com.
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Decision on 1993 Blasts Convict Yakub Memon's Final Mercy Plea Likely Today
The Supreme Court is today expected to take up 1993 Bombay blasts convict Yakub Memon's curative petition seeking commutation of his death sentence. The plea is the last legal option available to Memon who is likely to be hanged on July 30 if the top court rejects his petition for mercy.
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1993 Mumbai Blasts Convict Yakub Memon's Plea For Commuting Death Sentence Rejected by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has dismissed 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon's petition to commute his death sentence to a life term.
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Supreme Court Stays Execution of 1993 Bombay Blasts Convict Yakub Memon
The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of Yakub Memon, a death-row convict in the 1993 Bombay serial blasts case. President Pranab Mukherjee had earlier rejected his mercy plea.
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Mercy Plea of Yakub Memon Rejected by President
He was sentenced to death by a TADA court in 2007 for his role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts.
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Yakub Memon, Hanged for His Role in 1993 Blasts, Buried by Family in Mumbai
Yakub Memon was hanged a little before 7 am on Thursday morning in a Nagpur prison, less than two hours after the Supreme Court dismissed his final appeal against his hanging in an unprecedented hearing that was held within the court premises in the middle of the night.
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President Should Not Allow Yakub Memon's Execution: Left
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.
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Yakub Memon Will be Woken at 3 am, Say Nagpur Jail Sources
Yakub Memon, the only person to be sentenced to death for a series of bombings in Mumbai in 1993, is likely to be hanged early on Thursday morning. President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected his final plea for mercy, say sources.
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Hang Yakub Memon, Demand Families of Those Who Died
The families of those who died in the 1993 Mumbai blasts had met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, demanding that Yakub Memon, on death row in the case, must be hanged. The outlook was bleak for Memon after President Pranab Mukherjee rejected Memon's mercy plea on Wednesday. Hours later, in a 5 am verdict, the Supreme Court, too, refuse...
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Yakub Memon's Mercy Plea Rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee: Sources
Yakub Memon, convicted as "a driving spirit" for the 1993 blasts in Mumbai is expected to hang early tomorrow morning in a Nagpur jail. His last-minute mercy petition was rejected today by President Pranab Mukherjee, sources told NDTV. Memon's lawyers, meanwhile, say they have moved the Supreme Court again tonight.
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Yakub Memon, Who is to be Hanged Tomorrow, Files Fresh Mercy Plea with President
1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon has filed a fresh plea for mercy with the President just a day before his hanging.
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Opinion: Why Yakub Memon Must Not Hang
Our plea is for "mercy to season justice".
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Yakub Memon Case: Supreme Court Asks Attorney General to Clarify Rules of Curative Plea
Uncertainty continued today over whether Yakub Memon, the sole 1993 Mumbai blasts convict on death row, will be hanged on July 30, with the Supreme Court asking Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to clarify tomorrow the rules relating to curative petitions, the last judicial remedy in law.
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No Court Decision Today on Yakub Memon's Plea to Stop His Hanging
On 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon's petition to stop his hanging on Thursday, the Supreme Court today took no decision but said it would take up the case again tomorrow.
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Politicians, Judges Stand up as Citizens For Yakub Memon, File Mercy Plea
On the eve of the hearing of '93 Mumbai blast death row convict Yakub Memon's appeal by the Supreme Court, a group of eminent citizens - including politicians, jurists and retired judges - submitted a fresh mercy petition to President Pranab Mukherjee, urging him to commute the death sentence.
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Yakub Memon Doesn't Deserve to Hang, Wrote Top Intel Officer
One of India's most-respected counter-terror officers, B Raman, who led the operation to bring Yakub Memon back to India from Pakistan in 1994, wrote several years ago that he did not believe that Memon deserved to hang. His previously unpublished article has been run today by news website rediff.com.
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Decision on 1993 Blasts Convict Yakub Memon's Final Mercy Plea Likely Today
The Supreme Court is today expected to take up 1993 Bombay blasts convict Yakub Memon's curative petition seeking commutation of his death sentence. The plea is the last legal option available to Memon who is likely to be hanged on July 30 if the top court rejects his petition for mercy.
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1993 Mumbai Blasts Convict Yakub Memon's Plea For Commuting Death Sentence Rejected by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has dismissed 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon's petition to commute his death sentence to a life term.
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Supreme Court Stays Execution of 1993 Bombay Blasts Convict Yakub Memon
The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of Yakub Memon, a death-row convict in the 1993 Bombay serial blasts case. President Pranab Mukherjee had earlier rejected his mercy plea.
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Mercy Plea of Yakub Memon Rejected by President
He was sentenced to death by a TADA court in 2007 for his role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts.
