Government of India confirmed that Afzal Guru has been executed at 8 am this morning at the Tihar Jail. Mohammad Afzal Guru, is a Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist and is the prime accused in the attack on parliament in 2001
He had been sentenced for capital punishment by the Supreme Court in 2004. But later in 2006 he had applied for mercy plea and the sentence was kept in abeyance. However the plea was rejected by the Hon'ble President of India on January 23, this year.
The home ministry has taken up necessary precautions across the Jammu & Kashmir valley to avoid any untoward incidents. Security has been tightened and the valley had been placed under curfew.
In December 2001, 5 heavily-armed terrorists drove into the Parliament complex and opened fire. Nearly 9 people, mostly from the security forces were reportedly killed. The terrorists were shot dead. Afzal was the mastermind behind this attack.
It may be noted that another militant Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, an accused in the 2008 Mumbai attacks was hanged to death in November, 2012. These two militants were facing gallows and were turning a burden to the exchequer. (AW-Aarkay)
