Afzal

Watch: A tribute to the martyrs of Parliament attack 2001

Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged on Saturday at 8 am in Tihar jail. ...

Kashmir is grieving over Afzal's execution: Cousin

Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's family said they were not told in advance about his hanging Saturday morning and want his body. Yaseen Guru, a cousin of Afzal Guru, told IANS on phone: "It is all rubbish that we were told before the execution... We came to know about it through the media." ...  

Full text: Supreme Court's 2005 judgment upholding death sentence to Afzal Guru

Read the complete text of the Supreme Court of India's August 4, 2005 judgment upholding the death sentence awarded to Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. ...  

Full text: Supreme Court judgement on Afzal Guru

Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged at 8 am in Delhi's Tihar Jail on Saturday after President Pranab Mukherjee had rejected his mercy petition on February 3. ...  

Don't think UPA can ever decide on my case: Afzal in 2008

Stressing that he wanted a quick end to his ordeal, Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru had in 2008 doubted if the UPA government could ever reach a decision on his case. In what was perhaps his last interview, the death row convict had told IANS that life had become hell and he did not wish to be "part of the living dead". ...  

Better late than never: Parliament attack martyr's family

'Der aaye durust aaye' - the family of a 2001 Parliament attack responded by using this old Hindi adage which means 'better late than never'. Son of Matbar Singh Negi, who was on duty on December 13 on the fateful day as part of the Parliament watch and ward staff, said Saturday's hanging of Afzal Guru in Tihar jail was a good decision by the government and it will send...  

Govt must do more for families of martyrs: Wife of Parliament attack victim

Sunita Devi, whose husband, a cameraman, died during the attack on Parliament on December 13, 2001, said that the government must do more the families of martyrs. ...

Watch: Political reactions on Afzal Guru's hanging

Parliament attacks convict Afzal Guru was on Saturday hanged inside Tihar jail at 8.00 am. ...

Afzal Guru hanged, buried in Tihar jail; two injured in protests in Kashmir

Afzal Guru has been buried inside the Tihar jail complex, a prison official told PTI on Saturday. "He (Guru) was buried near jail number three," he added. This was similar to the case of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, who was buried in Pune's Yerwada jail soon after his execution. ...  

Afzal Guru hanged, protests in Kashmir Valley

Reports of sporadic protests have come in from Sopore and Baramulla of Kashmir Valley against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. ...  

Afzal Guru hanged: Najma Heptullah remembers the day Parliament was attacked

BJP leader Najma Heptullah has welcomed Afzal Guru's execution. ...

Want to congratulate UPA govt, President: Senior lawyer Majid Memon on Afzal's hanging

Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged at 8 am on Saturday inside Tihar jail. ...

J&K govt kept in the loop on Guru's hanging: Omar

Jammu and Kashmir government was kept in the loop about the Centre's decision to hang Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and all steps to maintain law and order in the state have been taken, said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. ...  

President rejected Afzal's mercy plea on Feb 3: Shinde

President Pranab Mukherjee had rejected the mercy petition of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru on February 3, leading to his hanging on Saturday, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said. "The President rejected Afzal Guru's mercy petition on February 3 and after that, I signed it on February 4," he told reporters. Shinde added that the final decision to hang Afzal Guru was taken on February 8. ...  

BJP welcomes Afzal Guru's execution

BJP on Saturday welcomed the execution of Parliament attack convict Mohammed Afzal Guru, saying it was a "much awaited and much wanted decision". "This action is delayed. But undoubtedly it is a welcome action... it was a much awaited decision, much wanted decision so that the world could see that India is committed against terror, the fight against terror," BJP spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy told reporters. ...  

Curfew imposed, cable TV shut down in Kashmir

Security has been tightened and curfew imposed in several areas of Kashmir Valley including Srinagar, Baramulla and Anantnag following the hanging of Parliament attacker Afzal Guru in Delhi's Tihar Jail on Saturday morning. Cable TV services have also been shut down in the Kashmir Valley. ...  

Afzal Guru was calm during his final moments: Tihar official

Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, who was hanged this morning, walked to the gallows in a peaceful and composed frame of mind. "He was very peaceful and calm during the final moments. He looked very composed," a top Tihar Jail official told PTI. ...  

Better late than never: Modi on Guru's hanging

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday welcomed the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. "Better late than never," Modi posted on Twitter after the Centre announced that Guru was hanged at Tihar Jail in Delhi on Saturday morning. ...  

Afzal Guru's family informed about execution through speed post: Home Secretary

The family of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru has been informed about his hanging by the Tihar authorities through Speed Post and the J&K government was taken into confidence before his execution, the Centre said on Saturday. ...  

Afzal Guru's execution: Thank govt, media, says Parliament attack victim's wife

Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged at 8 am inside Tihar jail on Saturday. ...