Afzal Guru Hanged

Pak passes resolution on Afzal, India says 'don't interfere'

India has reacted strongly to a resolution passed by the Pakistani Parliament condemning Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's execution and demanding that his body be returned to his family. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said that Pakistan has no jurisdiction over action taken by the Government of India against terror activities committed on Indian soil. ...  

Uproar in J&K assembly over Afzal Guru's hanging

The Jammu and Kashmir assembly was adjourned on Friday after an uproar over the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demand to discuss parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's hanging. This followed the resolution moved by an independant MLA of J&K seeking the return of Guru's body. ...  

Clamour to return Afzal Guru's body to family grows

Tension returned to Kashmir Valley after a three-day bandh was called to urge the government to return hanged Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's body to his family. Human rights groups and Kashmiri politicians are up in arms after the government said it is unlikely to return Guru's body to Kashmir. ...  

Form committee to decide on Afzal's body: JKNPP

The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) on Tuesday demanded that the government should set up a committee to decide whether the body of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru should be handed over to his family or not. "I have written to President (Pranab Mukherjee) and asked for formation of a three-member committee comprising the Law Minister, the Attorney General and one independent senior advocate (to decide whether Afzal's...  

Be proud of my sacrifice, Afzal wrote in his last letter

Amid clamour for Afzal Guru's body to be returned to his family, new details has emerged of the Parliament attack convict's last moments in the jail. CNN-IBN has accessed the final letter which Afzal wrote to his family minutes before he was executed. ...  

Afzal requested family not to mourn his demise in final letter

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 way Afzal was hanged is a blot on Indian democracy: Fali Nariman

Senior Supreme Court Advocate Fali Nariman has said that in a country like India, death penalty cannot be abolished easily but added that life imprisonment must mean imprisonment for entire life. ...  

Afzal's execution ignites a renewed disillusionment for many Kashmiris

A week after the execution of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, many Kashmiris believe that the denial of a final meeting between Afzal and his family will have a lasting impact on an entire generation. ...  

Afzal's wife writes letter, demands return of his body

The wife of Afzal Guru, who was hanged and buried in Tihar jail last week, has said she had full right over his body and demanded that the mortal remains be handed over to her for "proper burial" in his home state of Jammu and Kashmir. ...  

Afzal Guru hanged: Curfew re-imposed in Kashmir

Authorities on Thursday re-imposed curfew in Kashmir to foil any plans of separatist groups to stage a march to Eidgah graveyard in memory of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru. Police vehicles fitted with public address systems announced the imposition of curfew and asked people not to venture out of their homes. ...  

Curfew continues in Srinagar, relaxed in many towns

Curfew continued for the sixth day in the old city areas of Srinagar on February 14, even as authorities decided to extend curfew relaxation in many other towns of the valley. Curfew was imposed in parts of the state after Afzal Guru, convicted in the parliament attack case of December 2001, was hanged to death in the Tihar Central Jail in the national capital on Feb 9, even before his...  

The Last Word: Should the Indian govt have found a better way to inform Afzal Guru's family of execution?

Karan Thapar asks a panel of experts whether the government was right to rely on Speed Post, in this day and age of modern communication, or should it have chosen a more efficient method. ...

PM upset over delay in informing Afzal Guru's family

Amid widespread criticism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed his displeasure to Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde over the delay in informing Afzal Guru's family about his hanging. ...  

European Union regrets Afzal Guru's hanging

The European Union has regretted the hanging of the Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, asking India to put a moratorium on executions. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said it was with "regret" that she learned of the execution of Afzal Guru last Saturday. ...  

Afzal hanging protests: Fresh violence in Kashmir

At least five persons were injured as fresh protests broke out in Kashmir on Tuesday against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru even as authorities relaxed curfew for three hours in some parts of the Valley, officials said. According to the officials, of the five injured, three were seriously wounded and had to be hospitalised. ...  

One injured in Kashmir protests over Afzal hanging

One person was injured on February 12 as fresh protests broke out in Kashmir against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru, officials said. ...  

Afzal's family will be allowed to pray at his grave: RK Singh

Home Secrertary RK Singh on Tuesday said that the family of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, who was hanged and buried in Tihar Jail in Delhi on February 9, will be allowed to offer prayers at his grave. "No problem if Afzal's family come to Tihar and pray at his grave," he said. ...  

Beant Singh's grandson seeks Rajoana's hanging

Following the hanging of Afzal Guru, Congress MP and grandson of Beant Singh, Ravneet Singh Bittu, has demanded the execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana - the convict on death row for assassinating the former Punjab chief minister. He also demanded the hanging of Delhi blast convict Devinder Pal Bhullar. ...  

Afzal Guru hanged: Curfew continues for 4th day in Kashmir

There were no newspapers, internet or cable television in the Kashmir Valley as curfew continued uninterrupted for the fourth day on February 12 to prevent violence in the wake of Afzal Guru being executed in New Delhi's Tihar Jail. As tension continued in the Valley, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he would help arrange a visit for Afzal Guru's family to offer prayers at his grave in the jail premises....  

Curfew, media gag to continue in Kashmir till Friday

There have been no newspapers in the Valley for the last three days following the Afzal Guru execution. An unofficial media gag order prohibited the publication of newspapers in the valley. The biggest news in a decade have been restricted from being reported, and the curbs are likely to continue till Friday. ...