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Yakub Memon's family sent him cake for last birthday today

Memon offered namaz and read the Holy Quran before his scheduled hanging

Nagpur: Usman Memon, the cousin of Yakub Memon, visited the Central Prison on Wednesday evening.

Usman, accompanied by advocate Anil Gedam, Yakub’s local lawyer, was inside the prison for over three hours.

Read: Yakub Memon, convicted for 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, hanged in Nagpur Jail

Meanwhile, sources said that authorities have allowed Yakub Memon’s family to send a cake for him, as July 30 happens to be his birthday.

Yakub, who was lodged in the Nagpur Central Prison, was hanged on July 30 after the Supreme Court dismissed his last-minute attempt to escape the gallows by rejecting his plea for a stay on the death warrant.

Read: Yakub Memon, third terror convict executed in four years

Memon, woke up at 3.30 am on Thursday, was permitted a warm bath. He offered namaz and read the Holy Quran before his scheduled hanging. He was provided a set of fresh clothes and offered breakfast of his choice.

Read: 1993 Mumbai blasts: Memon family members also faced trial

( Source : deccan chronicle )
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