Afjal Guru hanged
posted on Feb 9, 2013 7:16AM
Home Ministry has confirmed the death punishment of Afjalguru, member of terrorist group Jeish-E-Mohammad. Minister of state for Home RK Singh has announced that Afjalguru was hanged in Tihar jail at 8am on Saturday. President Pranab Mukharji has rejected his mercy petition on January 26th.
Afjalguru was prime accused in the 2001 December 13th Parliament attack, in which 9 people including police were killed. He was arrested on December 15th 2001. Supreme Court has given him death sentence in year 2004 but it couldn’t be implemented as he applied for mercy petition with President of India. However, when President Pranab Mukharji has rejected his mercy petition, his sentence was confirmed in the last month itself. Home Ministry maintains utmost secrecy until the last minute about his death sentence. According home ministry, Afjal guru will be cremated in Tihar jail.