President rejects Yakub Memon’s mercy petition

The mercy plea of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, the brother of fugitive ‘Tiger’ Memon and a death-row convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, has been rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee.

The decision has been taken by the President following recommendations of the Maharashtra government and the Home Ministry that the mercy petition of Memon be rejected, a senior official said.

The President's decision has been conveyed to the Maharashtra government.