Yakub Memon, one of the prime accused in the serial bomb blasts that rocked Mumbai on March 12, 1993, will be hanged on July 30 for his involvement in the terror attack. This will be the first execution related to the bombings, that left 257 dead and over 700 injured across the city, according to the Times of India.
The hanging will take place at a jail in the centrally located Indian city of Nagpur, where he is currently being held. Memon has filed a petition in the Supreme Court and the hearing for the same has been scheduled for July 21, but for now, the state government has issued orders to carry out the death penalty and follow standard procedure, which includes notifying his family members of the hanging, according to DNA India.
"The order for the execution of Yakub was issued on Monday and sent to the superintendent of the Nagpur prison. The prison will prepare the entire procedure of the execution," said a home department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, The Hindustan Times reported.
A special TADA (Terrorist and Disruptive Activities) court in Mumbai handed down the death sentence to 54-year-old Memon in 2007 for handling finances required to carry out the attack.
Memon, a chartered accountant, is the younger brother of the main accused terror suspect Tiger Memon, who has absconded. Yakub had appealed against the sentence in the Bombay High Court and the Indian Supreme Court before filing a mercy petition with President Pranab Mukherjee, who rejected the plea last year, according to The Huffington Post.
