Yakub Memon’s body leaves for his burial, July 30, Mumbai
Amit Haralkar
Security personnel stand guard outside the airport as part of security measures in the view of Yakub Menon's hanging.
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Men read newspapers with the headline of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon’s death sentence as they stand on a street in Hyderabad.
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People carry the body of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, outside his family residence during his funeral in Mumbai.
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An ambulance carrying the body of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon stands at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar airport as it waits to transport Memon's body to Mumbai from Nagpur. Memon, 53, the only p...
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1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon's brothers Suleiman (L) and Usman (R) walk to Central Jail after he was hanged, in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
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People celebrate the hanging of 1993 Bombay blast accused Yakub Memon with fire crackers, in Ahmedabad.
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In this Saturday, Sept. 18, 1993 photo, Yakub Abdul Razak Memon is taken back to a jail in a police vehicle after he was allowed to visit his Mahim residence in Mumbai, Maharashtra...
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Policemen stand guard in the neighborhood of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon's family residence in Mumbai. Memon, 53, the only death row convict in India's deadliest terror attack, the 199...
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A latest file photo of Yakub Memon, on death row in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts.
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Yakub Memon, the lone 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict facing gallows, was hanged to death after his last ditch attempts to get a reprieve failed early this morning in the Supreme...
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Members of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and AISA holding a candle light protest against Yakub Memon's death sentence, in New Delhi.
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Tight police security outside the Central Jail where 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon is lodged, in Nagpur.
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Hindu Sena activist protest to demand death sentence for 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon, in New Delhi.
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Hindu Sena activist protest to demand death sentence for 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon, in New Delhi.
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People holding a protest in support of mercy plea for 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon in Mumbai.
Emperors had men incurring their displeasure trampled by elephants. The civilized modern state hangs them. But why is that all attributed to 'Raj Dharma'?
His Jekyll and Hyde personality, oscillating between intelligent and unstable, attracted no sympathy from any court. That he completed a couple of degrees and is reportedly respected by jail inmates has made little or no difference.
After being corrected by Mahesh Jethmalani that the Governor is not the competent authority, the Chairman of Press Council now shoots off a letter to the President, now listing four instead of six reasons for pardon