16 Friday, July 31, 2015 Justice Served Egypt, Saudi sign pact to boost DEATH: INDIA’S BIRTHDAY military ties Cairo gypt and Saudi Arabia signed a pact in Cairo yesterdayE aimed at boosting military and economic ties GIFT TO YAKUB MEMON between the two Arab allies. Mumbai after the 1993 attacks and is no Relations have warmed ndia executed convicted longer on the statute books. since the 2013 ouster of bomb plotter Yakub The Terrorist and Disruptive Islamist president Mohamed Memon,I on his 53rd birthday, Activities (Prevention) Act Morsi, with Saudi Arabia yesterday for conspiring in lapsed after two years and was offering billions in aid the nation’s deadliest attack, never revived, with activists to Egypt and Cairo a series of blasts that killed accusing the government of participating in a Saudi- hundreds in Mumbai more using it to harass Muslims. led bombing campaign than two decades ago. Memon was the only one against Iran-backed rebels Memon was hanged at of 11 people found guilty in Yemen. Nagpur jail in the western over the atrocity to have his Yesterday, a Saudi state of Maharashtra on his death sentence upheld on delegation led by Deputy 53rd birthday after India’s appeal. The others had their Crown Prince Mohammed president Pranab Mukherjee sentences commuted to life bin Salman visited Cairo and Supreme Court rejected imprisonment. He denied and signed the “Cairo 11th-hour appeals for any involvement in the blasts Yakub Memon’s body being carried to the burial grounds Declaration,” also attending clemency. “It is complete. during a staggered trial and a military parade with Yakub Memon was hanged Yakub Memon appeal process that bitterly President Abdel Fattah al today at 7:00 am (0130 GMT),” divided opinion in India. Sisi. Nagpur police sub-inspector India and a luxury hotel were Former Supreme Court “The two sides stressed the R.V Halami said. among about a dozen targets of judge Harjit Singh Bedi had need to exert all efforts to Memon’s body was buried, the blasts. also said reports that Memon boost security and stability amidst tight security, at the They were believed co-operated with investigators in the region, and to work Bada Kabrastan in New Marine to have been staged by and returned voluntarily from together to protect Arab Lines, south Mumbai where his Mumbai’s Muslim-dominated Pakistan, where he fled, should national security,” Sisi’s father was also buried. underworld in retaliation for have been taken into account office said after the signing. Memon, a former anti-Muslim violence that had when hearing his appeal. Riyadh has emerged accountant, was convicted of killed more than 1,000 people a Others pointed out that as a key supporter of Sisi plotting a series of coordinated few months earlier. one of his brothers, Tiger since the then army chief bomb attacks in Mumbai in Memon and two of his Memon, was alleged to have ousted Morsi two years ago, March 1993, killing 257 people brothers were convicted in 2006 masterminded the attacks, offering $4 billion (3.7 billion and injuring around 700 more. by a specially-designated court along with Mumbai gang boss euros) to help kick-start an The Bombay Stock using controversial anti-terror Dawood Ibrahim. Both have An Indian police officer stands beside a charred car outside the economy battered by years of Exchange, the offices of Air legislation that was introduced been on the run since 1993. Air India Building in Mumbai (File Photo) political turmoil. India bids tearful adieu to ‘People’s President’ Ramanathapuram middle of a 1.5 acre piece of the last rites. Congress vice- about 3.5 km from the mosque. around Dr Kalam’s housands gathered to bid land at Thankachi Madam president Rahul Gandhi and More than one lakh people house to have a last farewell to the People’s on Madurai-Rameswaram a host of other dignitaries, assembled at the burial ground. glimpse of the ‘People’s President,T Dr APJ Abdul national highway after being including chief ministers of To control the milling crowd, President’. Dr Kalam Kalam, who was buried with brought from his family mosque some states, attended the last the police had to close the died on Monday in full state honours at a public in a gun carrier accompanied rites held around 11am after Pambhan Bridge, the only road Shillong after a massive ground in Tamil Nadu’s by members of three forces. the ‘Namaaz-e-Janaaza’. connecting the island, also a cardiac arrest while Rameswaram town, yesterday Prime Minister Narendra Slogans like “Bharat Mata temple town. delivering a lecture at afternoon. Modi saluted Dr Kalam’s Ki jai” rent the air as the body Many were holding the the Indian Institute of The mortal remains of Dr body, which was wrapped in was taken in flower-bedecked national tri-colour as they Management. He was Kalam were buried in the the Indian Tricolour, before carriage to the burial site, waited in the jam-packed streets 83. Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture to pay tribute to for- Dr Kalam’s elder brother Mohammed Muthu Meera Lebbai Maraicker pays A child kisses the former President’s mer President APJ Abdul Kalam, at Puri beach in Odisha his last respects in Rameswaram photo in Chikmagalur, Karnataka.