The burial of 1993 Mumbai serial blast convict Yakub Memon took place peacefully amidst high security at the Bada kabristan in Marine lines area in South Mumbai this evening. Family members and relatives offered final prayers.
No untoward incident was reported in the city and across the state. The city police had ensured tight security blanket across the city and prominent places including Memon’s house in Mahim, and also near airport and railways stations.
Yakub Memon’s body was brought to Mumbai this afternoon from Nagpur by special air ambulance amid tight security. His relatives were with his corpse after jail authorities handed over it to them. His execution was carried out this morning at around 7 am at Nagpur central jail.
Yakub Memon’s last wish was to meet his daughter after being told he had exhausted all hope of stalling the execution but the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict had to be content with a telephone conversation, jail authorities said on Thursday.
Prison officials arranged for Yakub to talk to his daughter in Mumbai after an emotionally-charged meeting with his elder brother Suleiman, hours before he was scheduled to be hanged for plotting the dozen blasts that killed 257 people in Mumbai over two decades ago.
“He was very happy and cheerful after talking to his daughter,” a jail official