Pune: The hangman who executed Ajmal Kasab at Yerwada prison on Wednesday was paid Rs 5,000 for the job but his identity kept a secret. The hangman was also kept in the dark on the identity of the death row convict till a few minutes before the execution which marked the culmination of the secret operation coded 'Operation X'.
As the 25-year-old lone Pakistani gunman in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack awaited his fate, the Maharashtra government also received several applications from persons expressing their willingness to do the job for free. "Earlier, the hangman used to get Rs 10. Now it is Rs 5,000.
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