Yakub Memon's body to be handed over to his family, may be brought to Mumbai for his last rites

1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Abdul Razzak Memon's body is likely to be brought to Mumbai by noon from the Nagpur Central jail for his last rites. Sources say, his funeral will be conducted either at Bada Kabristan at Marines Lines or at Mahim.

Memon's body will be handed over to his family for the last rites. "The Jailor has decided and put some conditions to hand over the body to the family. It is at the discretion of the jailor. If the family requires any help, it shall be provided. It is yet to be decided on the place where burial shall be done," Maharastra Home Secretary KP Bakshi said.

Bakshi also said that all security arrangements are in place. "We do not expect any law and order issue. It is the law of the land that the government has to uphold. All responsibilities have been fulfilled. It may not be a very fortunate thing but the law of the land has to be upheld," the state Home Secretary said.

Reports say that he was woken up at 3.30 am on Thursday, was permitted a warm bath and provided a set of fresh clothes hours ahead of his scheduled hanging. Arrangements to offer namaz and read the Holy Quran were made for Memon at the Nagpur central jail.

He was offered a breakfast of his choice and he then underwent a final medical examination prior to hanging. He was given full information by a magistrate on why he is being hanged.

He was both mentally and physically fit according to normal parameters as per the two medical check-ups that were done on him.

Police has stepped up the security across India to avoid any untoward incident. The cyber cell is also keeping a close watch for any inflammatory messages in the online media.

The lone death-row convict in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case was hanged to death in the Nagpur Central Prison at 6:43 AM on Thursday. his hanging was followed by a day of intense court room action and an unprecedented night-long legal proceeding that saw the Supreme Court hearing and then rejecting his final mercy petition early on Thursday morning.

While dismissing his latest petition, Supreme Court judge Justice Dipak Misra, who headed the three-judge bench constituted in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, said, "Stay of death warrant would be a travesty of justice."