On Wednesday, when his brother Suleiman came to meet him, Memon’s eyes were moist with tears, officials said. He also reportedly said his farewells to fellow prisoners and jail officials and said: “Forgive me if I did anything wrong.”
Sources say Memon did not allow any medical check-up by jail doctors, as is the rule for death row convicts. “I am fit, no need for a check-up,” he reportedly said.
Early this morning, he read the Quran.
His last attempt at stopping his hanging failed when the Supreme Court, after a historic middle-of-the-night hearing, rejected his petition.
Memon’s lawyers had argued that he should be given time after the rejection of his mercy plea, which was filed at 9 pm. President Pranab Mukherjee rejected it late last night.
The Supreme Court said it would be a “travesty of justice” to stop the execution of Memon, who was convicted for helping plan the 1993 blasts across Mumbai, which killed 257.
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