India Hangs 1993 Mumbai Bomb Plotter Yakub Memon

[scorpionx]

Works perfectly well in the U.S. Our problem is our failures in a more general, larger front.

As for no capital punishment, I simply don't agree with that argument. Firstly India is no Europe, the number of people who will happily do time in prison after murder without feeling any loss of personal liberty is not insubstantial. In any case I have never understood the moral argument against capital punishment because all that the states abolishing capital punishment are doing is just stopping judicially sanctioned executions, not all executions. Countries that either have an army or arm police with guns are in a weird limbo actually. Quite a few of these countries are happy participating in military adventures where they kill a lot of people, including unarmed civilians & not think much of it. Such a intellectually lazy idea. What does a state which has banned capital punishment do in the case of a hostage situation where there was a risk to the hostages? Would it not "execute" the hostage taker? Funny that it is ok to execute at the level of the police but not through a considered judicial review.

My argument against capital punishment is not based on moral lines, but on the complexity of Indian situation and its limitations when it comes to decide which stand to take in some difficult situations like this one. After every such executions, security and Intel go on high alert fearing retaliation. Little we know how effective such alertness would be fruitful when the condition of state police is abysmally precarious. We can act tough, but we must have build the capacity to prevent any unwanted happenings before acting such. I have no problem if Yakub was killed in an encounter, or if he refused to cooperate with the Indian agencies. Given his crime justly takes him to the gallows, it is difficult to understand the logic behind his hanging in this peculiarly Indian situation.

 

[Guynextdoor2]

He was given Upma in the breakfast which he ate "hesitatingly" , after all who would not want to live several years more.

and the people who were killed by the explosions also wanted to live several years more.

 

[Mitro]

Don't worry about him worry about youself be careful while crossing track or signal light .
Only Muslim are terrorists prepare biggest hangings ropes they are 35 crore of them

Not at all...he is a terrorist..in India, terrorists are not revered.

I hope he gets proper burial.

 

[scorpionx]

Who thinks that not responding to terrorism or soft response to terrorism shall soft the terrorist's attitude towards Idia. The fact of the matter is that you are allowing them to be strengthen and allow them to be more potantially danger force which can harm you more in future. Terrorism is a cancer more you ignore it and more you remain soft shall cause bigger potential threat in future.

I never said it does. We do not have capacity to act tough first of all. With whatever limitations we have today, hanging Yakub just enlarge the horizons of those limitations.

 

[Guynextdoor2]

How many people are in death row then why hand pick only Muslim is there any message the government want to deliver.
Rajiv Gandhi killer is still alive fed every day idli dosa for free

There are only FOUR people executed in the last 15 years. All other people in death row are still alive. The idea that Indian courts only kill muslims is a lie and a fraud. IN most cases they have actually allowed people to live desite getting death sentences. Only in extremely rare cases- Kasab, Yakub Memon etc. that any action was taken.

 

[Mitro]

And the people who take government support and kill innocent in thousand is des Bhakt.
He surrendered and not capture by police he gave information to them about how it happen he is just a messenger like hundred of them outside who spend 10-15 years in jail.

He is terrorist because he killed 257 innocent people. period...that is how things work in India. Anybody...be it Hindu, Muslim or Sikh who do that is a terrorist.

 

[ito]

How many people are in death row then why hand pick only Muslim is there any message the government want to deliver.
Rajiv Gandhi killer is still alive fed every day idli dosa for free

If their time comes...if they exhaust their legal remedies...they too will be hanged.

Religion has less significance in India. Abdul Kalam is revered as much as Mahtma Gandhi in India.

And the people who take government support and kill innocent in thousand is des Bhakt.
He surrendered and not capture by police he gave information to them about how it happen he is just a messenger like hundred of them outside who spend 10-15 years in jail.

He should not have been hanged...because he reformed...he surrendered...he helped in investigations and nailed Pakistan's role. But he was not the victim, but the perpetrator of the terrorist act.

 

[Raja.Pakistani]

How many people are in death row then why hand pick only Muslim is there any message the government want to deliver.
Rajiv Gandhi killer is still alive fed every day idli dosa for free

Who was responsible for 1992 Mumbai riots which was the actual reason behind 1993 Mumbai bombings and which resulted in the slaughtering of 575 innocent Muslims? what about killing of the 2000 humans in Gujarat? What about killing of the humans in Muzaffarnagar?

Were charges proved against him with total conviction ? If he was the actual culprit then why he went to surrender himself which seem quiet naive of him..was he used just as scapegoat? He probably would have alive if he had no connection with Memon family

 

[Mitro]

The statistics you presented is the proof that only Muslim are hang
1) kasab fake Muslim
2)afzal Kashmiri guy
3)Memon

So killing prime minister is very common in India that his killer is still alive and what about killer of Punjab chief minister.
We can argue but you also know in your heart why to hang in so hush hush and creat this drama of court is working all night media going crazy.
30% of Indian don't consider him terrorist

There are only FOUR people executed in the last 15 years. All other people in death row are still alive. The idea that Indian courts only kill muslims is a lie and a fraud. IN most cases they have actually allowed people to live desite getting death sentences. Only in extremely rare cases- Kasab, Yakub Memon etc. that any action was taken.

 

[Mitro]

He just provide with logistical support
Most of the people even don't knew what's going on.
Nobody knew about RDX explosive and never seen AK47 in life

Who was responsible for 1992 Mumbai riots which was the actual reason behind 1993 Mumbai bombings and which resulted in the slaughtering of 575 innocent Muslims? what about killing of the 2000 humans in Gujarat? What about killing of the humans in Muzaffarnagar?

Were charges proved against him with total conviction ? If he was the actual culprit then why he went to surrender himself which seem quiet naive of him..was he used just as scapegoat? He probably would have alive if he had no connection with Memon family

 

[Guynextdoor2]

The statistics you presented is the proof that only Muslim are hang
1) kasab fake Muslim
2)afzal Kashmiri guy
3)Memon

So killing prime minister is very common in India that his killer is still alive and what about killer of Punjab chief minister.
We can argue but you also know in your heart why to hang in so hush hush and creat this drama of court is working all night media going crazy.
30% of Indian don't consider him terrorist

each one deserved to die no matter what their religion. The reason why the killer of PM is alive is because she is a woman. There are 1000s of people with death sentences and all except 4 are alive. who cares if 30% don't consider him terrorist, the courts don't take any of that into consideration.

He just provide with logistical support
Most of the people even don't knew what's going on.
Nobody knew about RDX explosive and never seen AK47 in life

he 'just provide' logistical support to kill 250+ people

 

[third eye]

He just provide with logistical support

This alone makes him an accomplice.

 

[Mitro]

They are all exhausted but GOI is not implementing the capital punishment
Abdul karam was a Muslim I never knew

If their time comes...if they exhaust their legal remedies...they too will be hanged.

Religion has less significance in India. Abdul Kalam is revered as much as Mahtma Gandhi in India.



He should not have been hanged...because he reformed...he surrendered...he helped in investigations and nailed Pakistan's role. But he was not the victim, but the perpetrator of the terrorist act.

 

[scorpionx]

He just provide with logistical support
Most of the people even don't knew what's going on.
Nobody knew about RDX explosive and never seen AK47 in life

More than anybody else, I would believe the words of B Raman. And he clearly states that his crime deserves him to be taken to the gallows.

 

[Mitro]

There are 300-400 people in bomb blast case took their serve their time in jail and now they are living normal life all where providing logistic and some are even planted bomb so why so injustice to Memon hang all of them

This alone makes him an accomplice.