Terrorist Ajmal Kasab hanged buried at Pune Yerwada Jail

Terrorist Ajmal Kasab hanged buried at Pune Yerwada Jail

Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, 25, the only terrorist caught alive during the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai, was hanged at Pune's Yerwada Jail at 7:30 this morning, in a swift and secret execution.

Kasab was buried inside the premises of Pune's Yerwada Central Jail shortly after he was hanged

Two days ago, Kasab was moved from Mumbai to Pune.
Kasab was informed of his death on November 12

It was the first time a capital sentence had been carried out in India since 2004.
After 4 years, Kasab was hanged to death.

Kasab had been sentenced to death in May 2010
On August 29 this year, the Supreme Court had confirmed the death penalty awarded to Kasab by the trial court and later upheld by the Bombay High Court.

President Pranab Mukherjee had rejected his mercy plea on November 5, and Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde signed it on November 7.

 The order was then signed by the Maharashtra government on November 8, said the Home Minister.

According to the Home ministry's fact-sheet on people on death row, 29 mercy petitions involving 52 condemned prisoners, seeking pardon, under Article 72 of the constitution are still pending with the Central Government.

Seven prisoners have been able to survive for over 12 years, as their mercy pleas have remained pending with Rashtrapati Bhawan since 1998.

Seven Prisoners filed mercy petition in year 1999, they are still waiting
11 years waiting

Five Prisoners filed mercy petition in year 2000 still waiting

25 prisoners who filed their mercy petitions between 2001-06 are also awaiting a decision from the president.

Suggested Reading –

Timeline Mumbai 26/11 Full account of terror attack



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