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Afzal Guru requested family not to mourn his demise in final letter

Press Trust of India | Posted on Feb 18, 2013 at 12:17am IST

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Srinagar: Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru had no remorse at the time of execution and he had asked his family not to mourn his death and respect the "stature" he has achieved. "My request to the family is not to regret (mourn) my end but they should respect this stature," Afzal said in the eight-line letter written shortly before his execution.

The family released the letter written in Urdu on Sunday evening through email to media offices and on social networking sites. "Million thanks to Allah that He chose me for this place (martyrdom). Congratulations to the believers that we remained with truth all the time and my end came for truth," Guru said.

in the letter which was written at 6.25 am on February 9. "Allah is ally and protector," were the closing words of the letter penned by Afzal. Just before Afzal was to be hanged he had asked for a pen and paper to write the letter to his wife.

Afzal requested family not to mourn his demise in final letter

The family released the letter written in Urdu on Sunday through email to media offices and on social networking sites.

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Posted on Apr 13, 2013 at 05:41PM IST
Mohammad Afzal, also known as Afzal Guru, was convicted of conspiracy in the December 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament and was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court of India in 2004. The sentence was to be carried out on 20 October 2006. ...

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