The judgement is out!. Yakub Memon, who is the younger brother of Mumbai mastermind, Tiger Memon is set to be hanged on 30th July 2015. Just like Yakub Memon, there are many other criminals who were awarded death by hanging by the Judiciary of our country. Here are the most atrocious ones.
The judgement is out!. Yakub Memon, who is theyounger brother of Mumbai mastermind, Tiger Memon is set to be hanged on 30thJuly 2015.
Just like Yakub Memon, there aremany other criminals who were awarded death by hanging by the Judiciary of ourcountry. Here are the most atrocious ones.
DhananjoyChatterjee
Who wouldhave thought that a security guard, who belonged to the land ofDurga, would commit such a heinous act. Dhananjoy Chatterjee was accused of raping 14year old Hetal Parekh and then brutally murdering her in 1990. Dhananjoy was asecurity guard at Hetal Parekh's building complex in Kolkata. She was returningfrom school and since her parents were away, the house keys were handed over to the security guard of the building. Hetal went and collected her home keys from Dhanonjoy and enteredher home, but he followed her.
He raped her, brutally murdered her and fled. After a rigorous search by the police,he was found and convicted. The judiciary sentenced him to death.
Auto Shankar
Auto Shankarwas a criminal who had terrorized the state of Tamil Nadu in late 80's. He,along with his accomplices murdered 6 people from 1987 to 1988. He ran aprostitution racket in Tamil Nadu and his first victim was a lady called,Lalitha. He murdered her and dumped her body in the sea. He was later sentencedto death by the Supreme Court.
Muthukkutty Chandran aka"Ripper" Chandran
In 2001, Antony murdered a family of six in Kerala. In order to get funds to meet visaexpenses to go abroad for employment, Antony tresspassed into the house of thevictims at Aluva and chopped off Augustine, his wife Mary, childrenDivya and Jesman, Augustine's sister Kochu Rani and mother Clara one by one andthereafter stole money and gold ornaments. Antony is a distant relativeof the diseased and he was refused financial help to seek a job in the Gulf bythe Manjooran family. The murder was an act of revenge. TheHigh Court confirmed the death penalty in 2006 and later the Supreme Court tooupheld the lower court's verdict.
Mohammad Afzal Guru
MohammadAfzal Guru was hanged till death for his role in the Parliament attack in theyear 2001. He was executed in Tihar Jail under secrecy.
Ajmal Kasab
The mosttalked about case in the history of India is that of Ajmal Kasab. One of theterrorists in the 26/11 attack in Mumbai was caught alive by Mumbai police. Hewas kept in Police custody for a few years before finally getting death for hisrole in the terror attack that shook Mumbai.
Yakub Memon
The fate of Yakub Memon is now decided. He will be hanged on 30th july 2015. Ironically, that's also the day he was born.