In this file picture taken on July 27, 2015, Indian protesters shout slogans during a protest against the death sentence of convicted bomb plotter Yakub Memon, a key plotter of the bomb attacks which killed hundreds in Mumbai in 1993, in New Delhi.-AFP
Memon was hanged at Nagpur jail in the western state of Maharashtra around 7:00 am (0130 GMT) on the day of his 53rd birthday, according to the NDTV and CNN-IBN news channels, after last-ditch pleas for clemency were rejected by India’s president and supreme court. The Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency also reported the execution, citing officials.
PTI said that Memon’s body was due to be handed over to his family, adding that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was expected to make a statement to the state assembly later Thursday.
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