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{{Infobox criminal
| name = Yakub Memon
| image =
| image_size = 200px
| birth_name = Yakub Abdul Razzaq Memon
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1962|7|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2015|7|30|1962|7|30}}
| death_place = [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| death_cause = Execution by hanging at 06:35 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] in [[Nagpur]] central jail
| occupation = Chartered Accountant
| known_for = [[1993 Bombay bombings]]
| conviction = Criminal [[Conspiracy (crime)|conspiracy]] (27 July 2007)<ref name="FirstPost-rejectcurative">{{cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/yakub-memon-to-be-hanged-on-30-july-as-sc-rejects-mumbai-blast-convicts-plea-2354538.html |work=[[Firstpost]] |date=21 July 2015 |title=Yakub Memon to be hanged on 30 July as SC rejects Mumbai blast convict's plea}}</ref> (see below for full list)
| conviction_penalty = Death<ref name="FirstPost-rejectcurative"/> (see below for full list)
| conviction_status = Executed by [[hanging]] on 30 July 2015 Place - Nagpur Central Jail <ref>{{cite news|title=Yakub Memon Hanged in Nagpur Jail|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/live-1993-mumbai-blasts-convict-yakub-memon-hanged-at-nagpur-jail/article1-1374497.aspx|access-date=30 July 2015|newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=30 July 2015}}</ref>
| locations = Mumbai
| country = India
| fatalities = 257<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4777323.stm|title=BBC NEWS - South Asia - Victims await Mumbai 1993 blasts justice|work=bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
| injuries = 654<ref name="BBC"/>
| motive =
| allegiance = 
| apprehended = 1994
| imprisoned = Nagpur Central Jail
| footnotes =
}}

'''Yakub Abdul Razzaq Memon''' (30 July 1962 – 30 July 2015) was an Indian terrorist<ref name="Time">{{cite news |last=Iyengar |first=Rishi |date=16 July 2015 |title=India Moves to Hang Terrorist Yakub Memon Amid Growing Calls to Abolish Death Penalty |url=http://time.com/3960231/india-1993-mumbai-blasts-yakub-memon-death-penalty/ |newspaper=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=22 July 2015 }}</ref><ref name="NDTV"/><ref name="deccanherald">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224211453/http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jul272007/national2007072715478.asp |title=Yakub Memon sentenced to death by TADA court |website=deccanherald.com |access-date=28 July 2015 |date=27 July 2007 |archive-date=24 February 2009 |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jul272007/national2007072715478.asp? |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> who was convicted over his involvement in the [[1993 Bombay bombings]] by [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act|Special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities court]] on 27 July 2007.<ref name="deccanherald"/><ref name="IndiaToday-rejectcurative">{{cite web |title=Yakub Memon to hang for Mumbai blasts, Supreme Court rejects plea |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/yakub-memon-to-hang-for-mumbai-blasts-supreme-court-rejects-plea/1/452914.html |website=indiatoday.in |access-date=28 July 2015 |date=21 July 2015}}</ref> Yakub Memon was the brother of one of the prime suspects in the bombings, [[Tiger Memon]].<ref name=NDTV>{{cite news |editor=Deepshikha, Ghosh |title=Yakub Memon to Hang On July 30 for India's Deadliest Terror Attack |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/1993-mumbai-blasts-convict-yakub-memons-final-mercy-plea-rejected-783656 |access-date=28 July 2015 |publisher=NDTV |date=22 July 2015}}</ref><ref name=firstpost-pay>{{cite web |last1=George|first1=Arun |title=Yakub Memon to be hanged: Did the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict pay for being Tiger's brother?|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/yakub-memon-to-be-hanged-did-the-1993-mumbai-blasts-convict-pay-for-being-tigers-brother-670531.html |website=firstpost.com |access-date=28 July 2015 |date=22 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bhatt |first=Sheela |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/special/from-rediff-archives-the-strange-case-of-yakub-memon/20150421.htm |title=From Rediff Archives: The strange case of Yakub Memon |website=rediff.com |access-date=28 July 2015 |date=21 July 2015}}</ref> His appeals and petitions for clemency were all rejected and he was executed by hanging on 30 July 2015 in [[Nagpur]] jail.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yakub Memon Hanged in Nagpur Jail|url=http://www.ndtv.com/cheat-sheet/yakub-memon-hanged-in-nagpur-jail-1201944|access-date=30 July 2015|publisher=NDTV|date=30 July 2015}}</ref>

==Early history==
Yakub Memon was born into a [[Memon people|Memon]] family on 30 July 1962<ref name="yakub53">{{cite web |last1=Deshmukh|first1=Chaitraly |title=Maharashtra's 53rd birthday gift to Yakub Memon: Death by hanging |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/maharashtras-53rd-birthday-gift-to-yakub-memon-death-by-hanging/16373157 |website=mid-day.com |access-date=28 July 2015 |date=16 July 2015}}</ref> in [[Mumbai]] and grew up in the [[Byculla]] neighborhood where he attended Antonio D'Souza High School.<ref>{{cite news|location=[[Mumbai]], [[New Delhi]]|date=29 July 2015|work=[[The Indian Express]]|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/will-someone-shed-a-tear-for-yakub-in-story-of-his-return-lies-an-answer/|title=Will Someone shed a tear for Yakub ? In story of his return lies an answer|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref> He completed a Masters in Commerce at the Burhani College of Commerce and Arts. In 1986, Memon enrolled in the [[Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]] and completed study as a chartered accountant in 1990.<ref name="IndianExpress-biobackground">{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/a-chartered-accountant-and-younger-brother-of-tiger-memon/#sthash.IgNiC4ql.dpuf |title=Yakub Memon: A chartered accountant and younger brother of Tiger Memon |date=16 July 2015 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref>

In 1991, Memon founded the chartered accountancy firm 'Mehta & Memon Associates' with his childhood friend Chetan Mehta. The following year, they parted ways, and he founded another accountancy firm 'AR & Sons'. Named after his father, it was so successful that Memon won a "Best Chartered Accountant of the Year" award from the Memon community of Mumbai. He also formed the export company 'Tejrath International' to export meat products to the Persian Gulf region and Middle East.<ref name=firstpost>{{cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/no-mercy-sc-throws-out-last-minute-appeal-mumbai-blasts-convict-yakub-memon-will-be-hanged-on-30-july-2354838.html |title=No mercy for Mumbai blasts convict: Yakub Memon, once best CA awardee, will be hung on 30 July |publisher=firstpost.com |access-date=28 July 2015}}</ref>

==1993 Bombay bombings==
{{Main|1993 Bombay bombings}}

===Part in the bombings===
Memon financially assisted his brother [[Tiger Memon]] and [[Dawood Ibrahim]] in planning and executing the bombings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/The-ones-who-got-away/articleshow/2254905.cms|title=The ones who got away |work=Times of India }}</ref> Memon handled Tiger's funds, funded the training of 15 youths who were sent to [[Pakistan]] to learn handling arms and ammunition, purchased the vehicles used in the bombings, and stockpiled weapons.<ref name=firstpost/><ref name=NIE>{{cite news |title=Yakub Memon to Be Hanged on July 30 as SC Rejects Curative Petition |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Yakub-Memon-to-Be-Hanged-on-July-30-as-SC-Rejects-Curative-Petition/2015/07/22/article2933497.ece |access-date=22 July 2015 |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=22 July 2015}}</ref><ref name=IBN>{{cite news |title=Yakub Memon: Chartered accountant to a ruthless terrorist |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/yakub-memon-chartered-accountant-to-a-ruthless-terrorist-1020610.html |access-date=22 July 2015 |publisher=IBN Live |date=15 July 2015}}</ref><ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/30/world/asia/debate-grows-over-planned-execution-of-yakub-memon-for-mumbai-bombings.html |title=The New York Times | Debate Grows Over Planned Execution of Yakub Memon for Mumbai Bombings |newspaper=nytimes.com|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref>

===Arrest===
The Indian [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] claims that Memon was arrested at [[New Delhi railway station]] on 5{{nbsp}}August 1994. However, Memon claims that he surrendered to police in Nepal on the 28{{nbsp}}July 1994.<ref name="IndianExpress-biobackground"/><ref name="HinduTimes-fivethings">{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/five-things-you-should-know-about-yakub-memon-1993-mumbai-blasts/article1-1369469.aspx |title=Yakub Memon: 5 things to know about the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict |work=hindustantimes.com/ }}</ref> Memon was arrested with a briefcase which contained a recording of a conversation he had in [[Karachi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/transcript-of-yakub-memon-sensational-karachi-tape/1/294010.html|title=Transcript of Yakub Memon's sensational Karachi tape |publisher=intoday.in}}</ref>

===Trial===
Justice [[P. D. Kode]], in a [[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] (TADA) court, found Memon guilty of the following offences on 27 July 2007:<ref name="IndiaToday-rejectcurative"/><ref name=SupremeCourtAppeal>{{cite web|url=http://indiankanoon.org/doc/160740668/ |title=Yakub Abdul Razzaq Memon vs State Of Maharashtra Th:Cbi ... on 21 March, 2013 |publisher=indiankanoon.org|access-date=28 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="ols">{{cite web|url = http://onelawstreet.com/2015/07/yakub-memon-timeline-of-legal-developments/|title = Yakub Memon – Timeline of legal developments|access-date = 31 July 2015|website = 1, Law Street}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Crime !! Sentence
|-
| Criminal [[Conspiracy (crime)|conspiracy]] to carry out terrorist act and disruptive activities, and murder || Death
|-
| Aiding and abetting and facilitating in a terrorist act || Life imprisonment
|-
| Illegal possession and transportation of arms and ammunition || Rigorous imprisonment for 14 years
|-
| Possessing explosives with intent to endanger lives || Rigorous imprisonment for 10 years
|}

===Subsequent appeals and petitions===
Memon had filed an appeal before the [[Supreme Court of India]] under Section 19 of the TADA Act and State of Maharashtra filed a reference before the court for the confirmation of Memon's death sentence. On 21 March 2013, the Supreme Court confirmed Memon's conviction and death sentence for conspiracy through financing the attacks. The court held that Memon's role was limited not only to the extent of correspondence between the masterminds and all other accused, but he was also entrusted with task of handling the explosive bags and for their safe keeping, which is stated in the confessional statements of various co-accused persons. It also held that Memon was actively involved in [[hawala]] transactions for the purpose of facilitating the blasts. The judges called him the "mastermind" and "driving force" behind the bombings.<ref name="HinduTimes-fivethings"/><ref>{{cite web|title = Yakub Abdul Razzaq Memon v. State of Maharashtra [Death sentence affirmed] - 1, Law Street|url = http://onelawstreet.com/2013/07/yakub-abdul-razak-memon-v-state-of-maharashtra-death-sentence-affirmed/|access-date = 26 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="TimesIndia-SCupholds">{{cite web |title=1993 Mumbai serial blasts case: SC upholds death sentence of Yakub Memon, calls him mastermind of terror strike|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1993-Mumbai-serial-blasts-case-SC-upholds-death-sentence-of-Yakub-Memon-calls-him-mastermind-of-terror-strike/articleshow/19103713.cms?|work= [[The Times of India]]|date=21 March 2013|access-date=22 March 2013}}</ref> Memon has consistently claimed innocence.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mumbai Bombing 1993: Bomber Yakub Memon Execution Appeal Rejected by India, Hanging Scheduled for July 30 |author=Michelle FlorCruz |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/mumbai-bombing-1993-bomber-yakub-memon-execution-appeal-rejected-india-hanging-2018412 |newspaper=[[International Business Times]] |date=21 July 2015 |access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>

Memon then filed a Review Petition seeking review of Supreme Court’s judgment confirming his death sentence. On 30 July 2013, Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice [[P. Sathasivam|P Sathasivam]] and Justice BS Chauhan rejected Memon's application for oral hearing and dismissed his review petition by circulation.<ref>{{cite web|title = Yakub Abdul Razzaq Memon v. State of Maharashtra [Review Pet dismissed - 30 July 2013] - 1, Law Street|url = http://onelawstreet.com/2013/07/yakub-abdul-razak-memon-v-state-of-maharashtra-review-pet-dismissed-30-july-2013/|access-date = 31 July 2015}}</ref> Memon then filed a Writ Petition before the Supreme Court as the issue of oral hearing of review petitions against death sentences was being heard by the Supreme Court.<ref name="ols" />

On 6 August 2013, Memon's brother Suleman filed a mercy petition before the President of India. However Indian President [[Pranab Mukherjee]] rejected Memon's petition for clemency on 11 April 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/yakub-memon-death-penalty-pranab-mukherjee-24-mercy-pleas-rejected/1/451616.html|title=Yakub Memon and 23 other mercy pleas rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee}}</ref>

On 1 June 2014, Justices [[Jagdish Singh Khehar|J. Khehar]] and [[C. Nagappan]] imposed a stay of execution while a plea from Memon, that review of death penalties should be heard in an open court rather than in chambers, was heard by a constitution bench of the Supreme Court<ref>{{cite web|title = Yakub Abdul Razzaq Memon v. Supreme Court of India [2 June 2014] - 1, Law Street|url = http://onelawstreet.com/2014/06/yakub-abdul-razak-memon-v-supreme-court-of-india-2-june-2014/|access-date = 31 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Aljazeera-stay">{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/06/india-court-stays-execution-blast-convict-20146263059962689.html|title=India court stays execution of blasts convict|work=aljazeera.com}}</ref> which was then extended in December 2014.<ref name="india">{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/sc-extends-stay-on-1993-mumbai-blasts-convict-yakub-memons-execution_1512403.html |title=SC extends stay on 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon's execution | Zee News |publisher=zeenews.india.com|access-date=28 July 2015}}</ref> On 24 March 2015, open court hearing began on Memon's review petition. [[Senior Counsel]] Jaspal Singh represented Memon. On 9 April 2015, Supreme Court dismissed Memon’s review petition.

On 30 April 2015, [[Government of Maharashtra|Maharashtra Government]] issued a death warrant setting 30 July 2015 as the date for Memon's execution.<ref name="IndiaToday-rejectcurative" /><ref name="ols" /> Memon then filed a [[curative petition]] before the Supreme Court on 22 May 2015, which was rejected on 21 July 2015. Meanwhile, Memon then filed a mercy petition with the [[Governor of Maharashtra]] and then filed a Writ before the Supreme Court of India for a stay on his execution till the mercy petition is decided. He claimed that the death warrant was illegal, as it had been issued before he had exhausted all his legal avenues of appeal.<ref name="ndtv">{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/1993-mumbai-blasts-convict-yakub-memon-moves-court-against-death-sentence-784337 |title=Yakub Memon New Appeal Against Hanging, Family Visits Him |publisher=ndtv.com |access-date=28 July 2015}}</ref> The death sentence given to Yakub Memon has been criticized by a few eminent personalities, including [[Salman Khan]], [[Research and Analysis Wing]] officer [[B. Raman]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/column/exclusive-b-ramans-unpublished-2007-article-why-yakub-memon-must-not-be-hanged/20150723.htm|title=Exclusive! B Raman's unpublished 2007 article: Why Yakub Memon must not be hanged |publisher=Rediff.com |date=2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/yakub-memon-must-not-hang-we-brought-him-back-key-raw-man-in-07/|title=Yakub Memon must not hang, we brought him back: Key RAW man in ’07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Yakub-Memon-does-not-deserve-to-be-hanged-top-intelligence-office-wrote/articleshow/48202387.cms |title=Yakub Memon does not deserve to be hanged, top intelligence office wrote }}</ref> former Supreme Court judge Justice [[H. S. Bedi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/how-to-rectify-injustice-to-yakub-sc-should-take-suo-motu-notice-of-raman-piece/|title=How to rectify injustice to Yakub? SC should take suo motu notice of Raman piece}}</ref> Former Supreme Court judge [[Markandey Katju]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gross-travesty-of-justice-in-Yakub-Memons-case-Markandey-Katju/articleshow/48225731.cms |title=Gross travesty of justice in Yakub Memon's case: Markandey Katju |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> [[Hussain Zaidi]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article7461264.ece |title=From messenger to mastermind |newspaper=thehindu.com}}</ref> [[Ram Jethmalani]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/fresh-mercy-petition-from-mps-ex-judges-and-activists/|title=Fresh mercy petition from MPs, ex-judges and activists |publisher=indianexpress.com }}</ref> [[Asaduddin Owaisi]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/asaduddin-owaisi-says-yakub-memon-being-hanged-because-hes-a-muslim/1/453625.html |title=Yakub Memon being hanged because he's Muslim: Asaduddin Owaisi |publisher=indiatoday.com }}</ref> [[R. Jagannathan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/maharashtras-eagerness-to-hang-yakub-memon-doesnt-quite-pass-the-smell-test-2345382.html|title=State's eagerness to hang 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon doesn't quite pass the smell test |publisher=firstpost.com }}</ref> and a few Muslim bodies, who asked for implementation of the [[Srikrishna Commission]] report.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-don-t-hang-yakub-memon-implement-srikrishna-report-muslim-bodies-2108093 |title=Don't hang Yakub Memon, implement Srikrishna report: Muslim bodies |newspaper=dnaindia.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/743954/as-salman-khan-questions-yakub-memons-death-penalty-twitter-gives-a-mixed-reaction|title=As Salman Khan questions Yakub Memon's death penalty, Twitter gives a mixed reaction}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Salman-Khan-Parade-and-hang-Tiger-Memon-not-Yakub/articleshow/48223932.cms |title=Salman Khan: Parade and hang Tiger Memon, not Yakub }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/parade-and-hang-tiger-memon-not-yakub-salman-khan/articleshow/48221927.cms|title=Parade and hang Tiger Memon, not Yakub: Salman Khan }}</ref> On 26 July 2015, a petition was handed over by some eminent personalities and political leaders to President Mukherjee to reconsider Memon's mercy plea.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Eminent-people-urge-President-Pranab-Mukherjee-to-reconsider-Yakub-Memons-mercy-plea/articleshow/48227145.cms |title=Eminent people urge President Pranab Mukherjee to reconsider Yakub Memon's mercy plea }}</ref>

On 28 July 2015, Memon filed a fresh writ petition before the Supreme Court challenging the order passed in the curative petition contending that the required [[quorum]] was not present based on the interpretation of the Supreme Court Rules. After the hearing, the two judges disagreed on the issue and passed an order requesting the [[Chief Justice of India]] (CJI) to urgently constitute a larger bench. On July 29, the Supreme Court rejected his petition. Memon also submitted a petition for clemency to Maharashtra Governor [[C. Vidyasagar Rao]] and a fresh petition to President Mukherjee, both of which were rejected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/cheat-sheet/yakub-memon-files-fresh-mercy-plea-a-day-before-hanging-1201651|title=Government Averse to Delaying Yakub Memon's Hanging|author=A Vaidyanathan, Ketki Angre|date=29 July 2015|work=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/live-yakub-memon-to-be-hanged-on-thursday-says-sc-maha-guv-rejects-mercy-plea-2369776.html|title=Live: President Pranab Mukherjee rejects Yakub Memon's mercy plea|work=Firstpost}}</ref> As a final resort Memon's lawyers filed a plea for 14-day stay of execution with Supreme Court Chief Justice citing that there needs to be 14-day period between a mercy plea rejected by president and the execution.<ref name="indianexpress.com">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/yakub-memons-lawyers-move-supreme-court-seeking-stay-on-his-execution-for-14-days/|title=LIVE: Yakub Memon's post-mortem complete, body will be flown to Mumbai|date=29 July 2015|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> A three-judge bench convened at 2:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] to hear the arguments. After hearing the arguments the bench upheld the execution, rejecting Memon's lawyers arguments.<ref name="indianexpress.com"/>

===Imprisonment===
Memon was originally held at [[Yerwada Central Jail]], and was transferred to [[Nagpur]] Central Jail in August 2007.<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai-blasts-convict-yakub-memon-s-mercy-plea-rejected/article1-1371571.aspx |title=Yakub Memon, Mumbai blasts convict, loses SC appeal; to be hanged|publisher=hindustantimes.com|access-date=28 July 2015}}</ref> While in prison, he studied at [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] and earned two master's degrees: the first, in 2013, in [[English literature]] and the second degree, in 2014, in [[political science]].<ref name="HinduTimes-fivethings"/>

===Execution===
Memon was executed by hanging in Nagpur Central Jail at around 6:30 am [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] on 30 July 2015, his 53rd birthday. He had been woken at 4:00 AM, permitted to take a warm bath and was provided with a fresh set of clothing. He was allowed to read the [[Quran]] and do [[Salah]], given a [[last meal]] of his choice, allowed a final phone call with his daughter as per his last wish,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Yakub-Memons-last-call-to-his-daughter/articleshow/48299340.cms |title=Yakub Memon's last call to his daughter |work=The Times of India |date=23 July 2015 |access-date=1 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tare |first=Kiran |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/The-Last-Words-and-Wishes-of-Yakub-Memon/2015/07/31/article2949346.ece |title=The Last Words and Wishes of Yakub Memon |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |access-date=1 August 2015}}</ref> and underwent a final medical examination before the execution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/live-1993-mumbai-blasts-convict-yakub-memon-hanged-at-nagpur-jail/article1-1374497.aspx|title=Live: Yakub Memon executed at Nagpur jail for Mumbai blasts|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> A [[Pune]] police constable who had previously executed [[Ajmal Kasab]] served as the hangman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nagpur-jail-gets-ready-to-hang-yakub-memon/article1-1374372.aspx|title=Police constable who hanged Kasab picked for Yakub's execution|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> He became the 24th person to be hanged at Nagpur central jail since 1947.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Yakub-Memon-wrote-another-undelivered-mercy-plea-on-the-eve-of-his-hanging/articleshow/48288669.cms |title=Yakub Memon wrote another, undelivered, mercy plea on the eve of his hanging|work=The Times of India |access-date=1 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="deathpenaltyindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.deathpenaltyindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/PrisonersExecutedinIndiasince-1947.pdf|date=23 January 2015|title= State-wise List of Prisoners Executed in India since 1947|publisher=[[National Law University Delhi]] |access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref>

His execution set off a debate on the [[death penalty in India]], with many commentators and activists calling for its abolition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/06/opinion/indias-death-penalty.html|title=Opinion - India's Death Penalty|author=The Editorial Board|date=5 August 2015|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33713805|title=Yakub Memon: Mumbai bomb plotter's execution sparks death penalty debate|work=BBC News}}</ref>

==In media==
Memon was portrayed by actor/director [[Imtiaz Ali (director)|Imtiaz Ali]] in Anurag Kashyap's film ''[[Black Friday (2004 film)|Black Friday]]''.<ref name="HinduTimes-fivethings"/> The film includes some of the actual footage of Yakub Memon's interview given to [[Madhu Trehan]] of Newstrack, where he states that the conspiracy was orchestrated by his brother [[Tiger Memon]] and his underworld associates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thequint.com/india/2015/07/16/i-came-back-to-my-motherland-yakub-memons-only-interview|title="I Came Back to my Motherland": Yakub Memon's Only Interview |work=[[The Quint]] |date=16 July 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/video/yakub-memon-1993-mumbai-blasts-convict-exclusive-interview-capital-punishment-special-tada-court-life-imprisonment/1/258862.html |title=1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon's exclusive interview |work=[[India Today]] }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://onelawstreet.com/2015/07/yakub-memon-timeline-of-legal-developments/ Yakub Memon – Timeline of legal developments]
*[http://www.ibnlive.com/news/how-memon-brothers-planned-black-friday/45746-3.html How Memon brothers planned 'Black Friday']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwyfqeTJJAo Yakub Memon's interview with Headlines Today]

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