List of offenders executed in India

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The number of people executed in India since independence in 1947 is a matter of dispute; official government statistics claim that only 57 people had been executed since independence. However, available information from other sources indicates that the official government figures are false, and the actual number of executions in India may run to several thousand.[1][2]

Research by the People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) has located government records of 1,422 executions in 16 states in the decade from 1953 to 1963 alone. PUDR located this information in an appendix of the 35th report of the Fourth Law Commission in 1967.[1][2] The National Law University Delhi compiled a list of persons executed in India since 1947 and found that at least 752 individuals had been executed, including the period from 1 January to 15 August 1947. Their report was compiled "as per responses received from Central prisons in India. Certain prisons have either provided information only for a limited period or refused to provide any information or did not have any records available." Therefore, the actual number of persons would be much more than 752. While information about the number of executions should be available with individual prison departments within each state, the government has been reluctant to share such information. For example, authorities in Kerala claimed that all records of executions had been destroyed by termites. Andhra Pradesh gave the same reason for not furnishing post-1968 records. Bihar claimed that the state did not maintain records of executions, while Tamil Nadu's Additional Director General of Police (Prisons) refused to provide any records at all.[3] According to Alexander Jacob, Additional Director General of Police (Prisons) of Kerala, "nearly 50 people had been executed in Kerala in the post-Independence period".[4]

Rasha alias Raghuraj Singh, executed on 9 September 1947 at Jabalpur Central Jail, is presumed to be the first person executed in independent India.[3] Akshay Thakur, Mukesh Singh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma, who were hanged on 20 March 2020, were the last persons to be executed in India. No woman has ever been executed in independent India, although some are currently on death row.[5][6]

List[edit]

This is not an exhaustive list of prisoners executed in independent India, and is not meant to be a reference for the total number of prisoners who have been executed in India since independence. There are no official collated figures available for executions in India, and this list has been compiled from multiple sources. Unless otherwise noted, all persons were executed by hanging.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
No. Name Date Age
(at execution) 		Age
(at offence) 		Location State Capital offence(s) Notes Source
1 Rasha alias Raghuraj Singh 9 September 1947 27 Jabalpur Central Jail Central Provinces and Berar [3]
2 Mahantappa Gangappa 30 December 1947 30 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
3 Singavarapu Mahalakshmudu 3 April 1948 32 Rajahmundry Central Prison Madras Presidency [3]
4 Bhavana Venkadu 13 April 1948 40 Rajahmundry Central Prison Madras Presidency [3]
5 Kancharagunta Subbaiah 24 April 1948 28 Rajahmundry Central Prison Madras Presidency [3]
6 Kalidindi Venkata Narasimha Raju 17 May 1948 24 Rajahmundry Central Prison Madras Presidency [3]
7 Basapppa Gundappa Hadignal 31 July 1948 35 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
8 Uppara Bala Obigan Subanna 13 July 1949 60 Rajahmundry Central Prison Madras Presidency [3]
9 Chenchu China Rami Reddy 35
10 Chenchu Peda Rami Reddy 48
11 Jamula Lakshmi Reddy 33
12 Poreddypedda Thippa Reddy 25
13 Uppara Chinna Pullappa 35
14 Jonada Musalaiah 10 October 1949 24 Rajahmundry Central Prison Madras Presidency [3]
15 Hanmanth Bhimappa Bhaskari 17 October 1949 35 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
16 Nathuram Vinayak Godse 15 November 1949 39 37 Ambala Central Jail East Punjab Murder Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
17 Narayan Dattatraya Apte 39 37 Conspiracy to murder
18 Adyayya Parappa Ramgouda 16 January 1950 35 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
19 Sanna Hanamappa Yamanappa

Gadgi

20 February 1951 55 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
20 Vithoba Krishna Thorat 8 February 1951 62 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
21 Sidappa Basavaneppa Shiddanavar 17 December 1951 25 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
22 Shyama Charan Shukla/Sukul 21 June 1952 N/A N/A Alipore Central Jail West Bengal First person executed in West Bengal. [3][7]
23 Dyayappa Adivappa Dadi 22 August 1953 28 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
24 Ram Chariter Show 7 January 1955 N/A N/A Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
25 Shivarudrappa Virbhadrappa

Bhandigani

15 December 1955 21 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
26 Hanmanth Bhimappa Sullanavar 19 December 1955 40 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
27 Yallappa Nilappa Annigeri 30 December 1955 35 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
28 Birendra Nath Dutta 28 January 1956 N/A N/A Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3][7]
29 Tippanna Ningappa Agsar 16 May 1956 50 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
30 Pandurang Tatyasaheb Shinde 18 June 1956 40 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
31 Sadashiv Satteppa Khanchanale 9 July 1956 27 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
32 Bhimappa Shivarayappa Nandi 31 July 1956 39 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
33 Yallappa Somappa Nandi 31 July 1956 19 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
34 Parasappa Somappa Nandi 31 July 1956 28 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
35 Dundappa Basappa Bhadrashetti 11 September 1956 32 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
36 Gopal Chandra Ghosh 8 February 1957 N/A N/A Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
37 Shew Prasad alias Lall 20 December 1957 N/A N/A Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
38 Shamsher Sheikh 10 May 1958 N/A N/A Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3][7]
39 Sher Mohammad N/A N/A
40 Abdul Khaleque 12 May 1958 N/A N/A Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
41 Asgar Ali alias Ashu N/A N/A
42 Gura Sahu/Guna Show 29 May 1958 N/A N/A Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3][7]
43 Bachan Singh 23 June 1958 N/A N/A Tihar Jail, New Delhi Delhi [3][8]
44 Ajit Bose 9 August 1958 N/A N/A Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
45 Dhanamath Guru alias Badis 18 August 1958 47 Berhampore Circle Jail Orissa [3]
46 Fakir Ahamed 8 November 1958 N/A N/A Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
47 Bipin Bihari Sarkar 24 January 1959 N/A N/A Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
48 Bishnu Charan Saha N/A N/A
49 Pyare Lal 16 June 1959 N/A N/A Tihar Jail, New Delhi Delhi [3][8]
50 Gurunath Govindrao Deshpande 27 July 1959 31 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State [3]
51 Ram Gopal 21 September 1959 N/A N/A Tihar Jail, New Delhi Delhi [3][8]
52 Bholanath Choudhury/Sadhukhan 23 September 1959 Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3][7]
53 Yamanappa Tippanna Savadi 29 February 1960 35 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State [3]
54 Chinthala Gangula Reddy 10 August 1960 30 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
55 Pulagam Ramarao 12 September 1960 18 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
56 Dhan Bhadur 11 October 1960 N/A N/A Jammu District Jail Jammu and Kashmir [3]
57 Bhadur Singh N/A N/A
58 Lalsing Mahasing Gurkha 21 November 1960 30 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State [3]
59 Narain Singh 7 December 1960 N/A N/A Tihar Jail, New Delhi Delhi [3][8]
60 Jampana Satyanarayana Raju 24 January 1961 30 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
61 Sahidul Rahaman 1 April 1961 N/A N/A Dum Dum Central Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
62 Durga Prasad Katik N/A N/A
63 Bandi Mungulu 11 April 1961 35 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
64 Aditya Narayan Chatterjee 2 June 1961 N/A N/A Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
65 Boya Danja Yerramala 17 October 1961 24 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
66 Md. Sharif 13 November 1961 N/A N/A Tihar Jail, New Delhi Delhi [3][8]
67 Attar Singh 4 January 1962 N/A N/A Jammu District Jail Jammu and Kashmir [3]
68 Ramdeo Kurmi 12 February 1962 Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3][7]
69 Sovan Mati/Shovan alias Palan Mali
70 Sudama Singh 21 May 1962 N/A N/A Dum Dum Central Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
71 Ram Sankar Singh N/A N/A
72 Sanivarapu Venkateswarlu Reddy 26 May 1962 19 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
73 Babulal Das alias Bhuku Das 8 June 1962 N/A N/A Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
74 Kummara Eswarppa 10 September 1962 40 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
75 Ediga 21 December 1962 45 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State [3]
76 Chintehalapudi Andiah 9 January 1963 40 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
77 Sk. Babu Sahib 16 January 1963 30 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
78 Hamam Singh 19 June 1963 N/A N/A Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
79 Bhagwan Singh N/A N/A
80 Arjunen alias Polka Damb 29 June 1963 22 Berhampore Circle Jail Orissa [3]
81 Nagappa Sahebgoudar Patil 26 July 1963 42 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State [3]
82 Sitaram Kaher 1 September 1963 Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3]
83 Sultan Mondal 22 October 1963 N/A N/A Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
84 Ram Singh 13 March 1964 N/A N/A Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
85 Sohan Singh 31 March 1964 N/A N/A Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
86 Boya Sanajjimmappa 8 May 1964 32 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
87 Yashwant Bandu koli 10 August 1964 45 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State [3]
88 Khetra Mohan Dhali 12 August 1964 Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3]
89 Sathi Venkaiah 23 November 1964 50 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
90 Bhramar Singh/Bhomour Singh 1 April 1965 Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3][7]
91 Suman Singh/Samundar Singh West Bengal [3][7]
92 Gansa Pahan 7 June 1965 N/A N/A Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
93 Jwala Ran 29 December 1965 N/A N/A Patiala Central Jail [3]
94 Srichand 26 October 1966 N/A N/A Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
95 Manzoor Ahmad N/A N/A
96 Lochan Pal 26 July 1967 N/A N/A Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
97 Hasansab Imamsab Jatagar 17 August 1967 42 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State [3]
98 Maslansab Dadasab Jatagar 40
99 Abdul Fakirsab Jatagar 40
101 Polanki Ayyanna 28 February 1968 40 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
102 Kurra Chakram 30
103 Madkami Mala 18 May 1968 37 Berhampore Circle Jail Orissa [3]
104 Rayi alias Rayi Narasaih 19 June 1968 50 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
105 Penbnagonda Chinna Chenna Reddy 8 August 1968 42 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
106 Dharam Singh 22 January 1971 N/A N/A Patiala Central Jail [3]
107 Raghab Naik 3 August 1971 43 Berhampore Circle Jail Orissa [3]
108 Jai Chand 7 October 1974 N/A N/A Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
109 Hukum Chand N/A N/A
110 Malakendra Ramachandra Patil 20 June 1975 40 Belgaum Central Jail Karnataka [3]
111 Sambhaji Vithal Patil 26
112 Shivaji Vithal Patil 24
113 Girimallappa Rudrappa Madgalli 24
114 Rajappa Pandappa Nannavar 25
115 Vemenappa Bhimappa Madar 55
116 Mohinder Singh 6 February 1976 N/A N/A Patiala Central Jail [3]
117 Laxman Ram 31 October 1976 N/A N/A Jammu District Jail Jammu and Kashmir [3]
118 Amrit Bhushan Gupta 18 January 1977 N/A N/A Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
119 Shiv Mohan 7 April 1977 N/A N/A Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
120 Baksis Singh 1 December 1977 N/A N/A Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
121 Joseph Peter alias Kumar 28 January 1978 N/A N/A Central Jail, Aguada [3]
122 Sidrai Siddappa Sonnad 18 March 1978 34 Belgaum Central Jail Karnataka [3]
123 Khubanna Jakkappa Godekar 42
124 Sabu Balappa Jaljannavar 30
125 Dundappa Kashappa Managadi 35
126 Basappa Shivappa Hadimani 25
127 Kanpatimar Shankariya 16 May 1979 27 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan Murder Murder of over 70 people in 1977–1978.
128 Kuljeet Singh alias Ranga 31 January 1982 Tihar Jail Delhi Kidnapping and Murder Geeta and Sanjay Chopra kidnapping case [3][9]
129 Jasbir Singh alias Billa [3][9]
130 Balbir Singh 27 April 1983 N/A N/A Patiala Central Jail [3]
131 Mehar Chand 3 May 1983 63 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan [3]
132 Surjit Singh alias Jagjit Singh 6 May 1983 N/A N/A Patiala Central Jail [3]
133 Ujagar Singh alias Santa Singh 9 October 1983 Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
134 Kartar Singh
135 Hanamanth Laxmappa Mallyar 9 November 1983 27 Belgaum Central Jail Karnataka [3]
136 Rajendra Jakkal 27 November 1983 Yerwada Central Jail Maharashtra Murder Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders
137 Dilip Dhyanoba Sutar
138 Shantaram Kanhoji Jagtap
139 Munawar Harun Shah
140 Maqbool Bhat 11 February 1984 45 28 Tihar Jail Delhi Murder [3]
141 Gulzar Singh 14 June 1988 N/A N/A Patiala Central Jail Punjab [3]
142 Bhajan Singh N/A N/A
143 Raj Kumar 5 July 1988 N/A N/A Patiala Central Jail Punjab [3]
144 Baba Balyogi alias Ganpat 14 July 1988 29 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan [3]
145 Satwant Singh 6 January 1989 27 22 Tihar Jail Delhi Murder Assassination of Indira Gandhi [3]
146 Kehar Singh Conspiracy to murder
147 Gurcharan Singh 16 June 1989 Patiala Central Jail Punjab Murder Last persons to be executed in Punjab. [3][10][11]
148 Pritam Singh
149 Gulab Singh 28 June 1989 N/A N/A Ambala Central Jail Haryana Murder Last person to be executed in Haryana. [3][12]
150 Umaid Singh alias Umaida Ram 8 September 1989 45 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan [3]
151 Kartick Seal/Sil 21 August 1991 Alipore Central Jail West Bengal Murder Murder of 8 members of a family, including one woman and child, in 1987 [3][13][14]
152 Sukumar Burman alias Sutku
153 Ranjeet Singh 28 November 1991 32 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan [3]
154 Syo Lal 76
155 Raj Gopal 10 February 1992 N/A N/A Jammu District Jail Jammu and Kashmir [3]
156 Sukhdev Singh Sukha 9 October 1992 30 23 Yerwada Central Jail Maharashtra Murder Murder of Gen. Vaidya, Lalit Maken and Arjan Dass.
157 Harjinder Singh Jinda 31 24
158 Balakrishan 1993 Kerala [4]
159 Muthukkutty Chandran aka "Ripper" Chandran 1993 Central Prison, Kannur Kerala Murder Murder of 17 persons [15][16]
160 Laxman Naik 16 July 1994 36 Berhampore Circle Jail Orissa [3]
161 Bheru Singh 20 August 1994 40 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan [3]
162 Auto Shankar 27 April 1995 41 34 Salem Central Prison Tamil Nadu Murder Murder of 6 persons, over a period of two years in 1988–1989
163 Ramchandra alias Ravjee 4 May 1996 29 Japiur Central Jail Murder Murder of 5 persons, including his pregnant wife and 3 children on 6 May 1993 [3][17][18]
164 Surja Ram 7 April 1997 52 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan Murder Murder of 5 persons; his brother, sister-in-law, their 2 sons and an aunt. [3][18][19]
165 Dhananjoy Chatterjee 14 August 2004 39 25 Alipore Jail, Kolkata West Bengal Murder Rape and murder of 14-year-old Hetal Parekh on 5 March 1990. [3]
166 Mohammed Ajmal Kasab 21 November 2012 25 21 Yerwada Central Jail Maharashtra Murder, and waging war against the Government of India 2008 Mumbai attacks
167 Mohammad Afzal Guru 9 February 2013 43 32 Tihar Jail Delhi Conspiracy 2001 Indian Parliament attack [3]
168 Yakub Abdul Razak Memon 30 July 2015 53 30 Central Jail, Nagpur Maharashtra Conspiracy 1993 Bombay bombings [20]
169 Mukesh Singh 20 March 2020 32 Tihar Jail Delhi Murder 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder [21]
170 Akshay Thakur 31
171 Vinay Sharma 26
172 Pawan Gupta 25

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "'Number of executions much higher than 55'". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Telegraph - Calcutta : At Leisure". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.000 3.001 3.002 3.003 3.004 3.005 3.006 3.007 3.008 3.009 3.010 3.011 3.012 3.013 3.014 3.015 3.016 3.017 3.018 3.019 3.020 3.021 3.022 3.023 3.024 3.025 3.026 3.027 3.028 3.029 3.030 3.031 3.032 3.033 3.034 3.035 3.036 3.037 3.038 3.039 3.040 3.041 3.042 3.043 3.044 3.045 3.046 3.047 3.048 3.049 3.050 3.051 3.052 3.053 3.054 3.055 3.056 3.057 3.058 3.059 3.060 3.061 3.062 3.063 3.064 3.065 3.066 3.067 3.068 3.069 3.070 3.071 3.072 3.073 3.074 3.075 3.076 3.077 3.078 3.079 3.080 3.081 3.082 3.083 3.084 3.085 3.086 3.087 3.088 3.089 3.090 3.091 3.092 3.093 3.094 3.095 3.096 3.097 3.098 3.099 3.100 3.101 3.102 3.103 3.104 3.105 3.106 3.107 3.108 3.109 3.110 3.111 3.112 3.113 3.114 3.115 3.116 3.117 3.118 3.119 3.120 3.121 "State-wise list of prisoners executed in India since 1947" (PDF). deathpenaltyindia.com. National Law University Delhi. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "In abolishing death penalty, Travancore set an example". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Two sisters to be first women hanged in India". Telegraph.co.uk. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Two sisters from Maharashtra's Kolhapur may become the first women to be hanged in India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 "Hangman gets his last chance". telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph. 5 August 2004.
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 "Execution trajectory in India". DNA. DNA. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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  11. ↑ Special Correspondent. "Beant Singh's assassin to be hanged in Patiala on March 31". The Hindu.
  12. ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Kaleidoscope". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  13. ↑ https://www.amnesty.org/ar/library/asset/ASA20/039/1991/es/400235c5-f941-11dd-92e7-c59f81373cf2/asa200391991en.pdf
  14. ↑ "'I hanged my first victim when I was 16'". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Killers on death row long for mercy". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "The Hindu : Ripper-style' murders on the rise". thehindu.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "Kasabs execution second fastest in the country? - NDTVProfit.com". ndtv.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Special Correspondent. "Former judges call for commutation of death penalty". The Hindu.
  19. ↑ "Surja Ram - Death Penalty Project: India". deathpenaltyindia.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Yakub Memon Hanged in Nagpur Jail". Hindustan Times. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  21. ↑ "Justice for Nirbhaya: 4 men convicted for gang-rape hanged 7 years after brutal crime". India Today. March 20, 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-25.

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