Mumbai:
Bringing curtains down on the last ditch attempts made by Yakub Memon's lawyer, the Mumbai blasts convict was hanged at 6.40 AM.
The official confirmation will be issued after doctor's certification at 7 AM. Memon was executed at Nagpur Central Jail amid tight security.
Sector 144 has been imposed in the area and soon after the death a decision will be made whether his body will be handed over to the family or not.
Today Yakub turned 53 years old.
Yakub Memon hanged after 22 yearsPosted by Newsnation on Thursday, July 30, 2015
The Supreme Court on Wednesday night dismissed Memon's last-minute attempt to escape the gallows by rejecting his plea for a stay on the death warrant.
"Stay of death warrant would be a travesty of justice. The plea is dismissed," said Justice Dipak Misra, heading a three-judge bench, in an order in Court Room 4 which was opened for an unprecedented 90-minute hearing that started at 3.20 AM and ended a little before dawn.
