Nimisha priya is the name that is in the headlines these days. Nimisha, a resident of kerala in india, has been sentenced to death in yemen these days. Currently, due to India's mediation, her hanging has been postponed for a few days. However, Nimisha, who is serving a death sentence abroad, is not the first indian who has been sentenced to death abroad, rather a few months ago, Shahzadi, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was also sentenced to death in UAE. There are many indians living in many countries of the world, who are imprisoned in foreign jails for some reason or the other and are serving their sentence. Many of them are also facing the death penalty.
Everyone is talking about the death penalty given to indians abroad, but do you know how many foreign nationals have been proven guilty in india and have had to face the death penalty. Actually, there is only one foreigner who has been hanged in india till now. Let us know about this in detail below.
When mumbai was riddled with bullets?
The date 26 november, 2008… this is the date which is recorded in black letters in the history of India. This is the date when the city of dreams, mumbai, was shaken by the sound of bullets. This incident, which happened about 17 years ago, shook everyone. On 26 november, 10 terrorists from pakistan came to mumbai by sea and played such a bloody game there that mumbai became the witness of the most brutal terrorist attacks.
How many foreigners were hanged in India?
Out of these 10 terrorists, 9 were killed and the 10th terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab was caught alive by Inspector Tukaram Omble. Kasab was the only terrorist who was caught alive in that attack. The trial against Kasab began in 2009 and he was hanged in 2012. Kasab was sentenced to death in Pune's Yerawada jail on 21 november 2012. Kasab was the first foreigner in independent india to be hanged.
Only a few people knew about the hanging
Kasab's mercy petition had reached President Pranab Mukherjee, which he rejected. After this, the process of hanging Kasab began. A proper team was formed to hang 25-year-old Kasab. He was hanged in Pune's Yerawada jail in a very confidential manner, as well as the process of burying him there. Only a few people knew that Kasab was to be hanged on the morning of 21 November. After the hanging, he was refused to be buried in any cemetery in Pune. Then he was buried in the Yerawada jail premises itself.
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