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1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon was hanged till death at Nagpur Central Jail at around 7:00 am on Thursday morning. The Supreme Court early on Thursday morning rejected a last-ditch attempt by Yakub Memon to stall his execution by 14 days. Yakub Memon Collector of Nagpur Sachin Kurne, ADG Prison Meeram Borwankar, Judicial Magistrate Girish Joshi, Chief Medical Officer Tiwari, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College & Hospital Dean Sawadiya, Jailer Yogesh Desai were present at Yakub Memon's hanging. Policemen deployed at Nagpur Central Jail, the site of Yakub Memon's execution The execution was carried by the same hangman who had hung Ajmal Qasab. Yakub Memon woke up at 5:00 am, bathed and was dressed in new clothes. He offered a 15-minute prayer following which he was given an explanation regarding his crime. Earlier last night, Memon's last wish in which he requested to make a phone call to his daughter Jubeida was fulfilled. He was hanged at th

Sabhajit Singh, who worked as a security guard in Worli and was the first person to spot a weapons-laden white Maruti Omni which led the police to the Memons, says he is still waiting for the Rs 3,000 prize money that was promised to him At the ripe old age of 77, Sabhajit Singh, who gave the police the most vital clue about the involvement of Memons into the 1993 bomb blasts, is still waiting for the reward of Rs 3,000 that was declared by the state government soon after the case was cracked. “It is not about the money. Getting a reward from the government is a matter of pride. Also read: Yakub Memon hanged to death at Nagpur Central Jail It’s been 22 years since the blasts now and there is no point discussing the reward at this point,” said Singh. Speaking exclusively to mid-day, Singh, who worked as a security guard in Worli and was the first person to spot a weapons-laden white Maruti Omni which led the police to the Memons, recounted the day of the blasts and the personal orde