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1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon likely to be hanged on July 30

by IBNS 15 Jul 2015, 12:16 am

Mumbai, Jul 15 (IBNS) Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon is likely to be hanged on July 30 if his petition for mercy is rejected by the Supreme Court, media reports said.

This will be the first execution related to the 1993 serial blasts, in which more than 250 people were killed.

Memon was found guilty of conspiracy in carrying out the blasts.

An  an anti-terror court in Mumbai has reportedly  issued a warrant for the execution of 53-year-old Memon, a chartered accountant by profession, who is currently in the Nagpur jail.

Memon's appeals against the death sentence were rejected by the Supreme Court and also by the President. 

He has now moved a curative petition against the Supreme Court's order, which may be taken up before the date of hanging.