Afzal guru, a former fruit merchant, was one of two men sentenced to death for helping to plan the attack, although the sentence of shaukat hussain was later reduced on appeal to 10 years in jail. Jul 01, 2016 a brilliant, insightful examination of all the loopholes in the governments case against afzal guru. Chandigarh, punjabon the occasion of his seventh death anniversary, political activist from amritsar kanwar pal singh revisits the hanging of afzal guru through the eyes of sunil guptas book black warrant. The shootout led to the death of a dozen policemen and a.
Death row convict afzal guru was sentenced to death in september 2006. This book, ostensibly written by afzal guru while in tihar jail, was published by jaishemohammed. Why afzal guru s mortal remains must reach his family. The book the hanging of afzal guru, with a note of introduction by arundhati roy, carries the articles, interviews, opinions, and essays of lawyers, journalists, academicians, and social activists. Afzal guru and he became thick friends from the moment he walked into prison till 9 february 20 when he was hanged. While afzals family members remained in kashmir, tabassum dared to come to delhi with her son, ghalib, to organise defence for afzal. In october the same year, afzal gurus wife tabassum guru filed a mercy petition that was dismissed by the supreme court the following year. Subsequently, they arrested afsan guru, showkats wife. A day after the former home minister and congress leader p. I was never given an chance in designated court to tell the real story. Her most recent book is a collection of essays, my seditious heart. Sold ornaments to pay one lakh rupees to davinder singh. Chidambaram defended holding a different opinion on parliament attack convict afzal gurus execution, gurus wife tabasum guru on friday. Feb 20, 20 seeing the infighting between the militant groups he got disgruntled and left it, said yaseen guru, his cousin.
A file photo of afzal gurus wife, mother, and son in new delhi. He became a surrendered militant, knowing well the stigma he would face for. He received a death sentence for his involvement, which was upheld by the indian supreme court. It was reproduced in the asian age on novemeber 4, 2004. But the moment she answered the call, her sleep ended. Afzal guru is a very practical person and equally capable.
Afzal guru had been hanged in india a couple of days before sarbjit was attacked in prison. How 2001 parliament attack unfolded and what followed. A rare interview of afzal guru in tihar jail and i was. The guilt of afzal guru was not as evident as the state would have you think. The hanging of afzal guru and the strange case of the attack on. There was so much talk about afzal being antinational. The only thing the public was told was that while afzal guru was in the custody of the delhi police special cell, he had admitted to being a member of. What afzal guru wrote about davinder singh and parliament attack. I ignored the comments made by terrorist sympathizers and the likes of arundhati roy or amaresh mishra. And his dubious execution may not be the last such case those who welcome afzal gurus hanging point to the fact that indias apex court did hold him guilty of murder and waging war against the state. Afzal has been condemned to death by the sessions court judge, s n dhingra and his death sentence has been confirmed by the honble high court of delhi. Five gunmen sneaked into the parliament in a car with home ministry and parliament labels.
Afzal left for three years to study politics and history at delhi university, and came back in 1996 to open up a. In a book released seven months after his execution, parliament attack convict mohammad afzal guru has purportedly praised taliban chief mullah mohammad omar for. Afzal guru and he became thick friends from the moment he walked into prison till. After afzal gurus arrest soon after the parliament attack, his wife, tabassum, had. Feb 18, 20 the only thing the public was told was that while afzal guru was in the custody of the delhi police special cell, he had admitted to being a member of the pakistanbased militant group, jaishe. Afzal gurus wifes letter which clearly states that he was tortured before and after his arrest, no official of his torture is available for obvious reasons. They all kept misrepresenting afzal guru, he told me inside the cherlapally jail in hyderabad, in august 2016. It was almost as if books were his parallel universe, she says with glimmer in her. The hanging of afzal guru is a stain on indias democracy. Afzal guru admitted that he went to pakistan for three months arms training but surrendered soon after his return. When afzal guru was hanged, for the first time i broke down. Five years after afzal gurus hanging in new delhis tihar jail, kashmir narrator gathers previously unpublished details about his life and events leading to his execution by bilal handoo. Feb 10, 20 the hanging of the man, muhammad afzal, also known as afzal guru, a 43yearold militant with the group jaishemuhammad, came more than a decade after the dec. In a book released seven months after his execution, parliament attack convict mohammad afzal guru has purportedly praised taliban chief mullah mohammad omar for shattering the.
The hanging of afzal guru and the strange case of the attack. When afzal guru was informed that he would be hanged on the morning of february 9, he asked for a paper and a pen to write a letter to his wife. Although the verdict for execution was through, his wife tabasum guru filed a mercy petition with then president apj abdul kalam. The coaccused in the case, sar geelani and afsan guru wife of shaukat husain, were acquitted. Afzal left for three years to study politics and history at delhi university, and came back in 1996 to open up a shop selling surgical equipment in kashmir. Despite gaping holes in the case against afzal guru, all indias institutions played a part in. At the dawn of 9 february 20, as he was escorted out of his cell in the highrisk ward of tihars jail 3, mohammad afzal guru knew the day had come. The hanging of the man, muhammad afzal, also known as afzal guru, a 43yearold militant with the group jaishemuhammad, came more than a. In october the same year, afzal gurus wife, tabassum guru, filed a mercy petition which was dismissed by the supreme court. Why is bhagat singh considered a freedom fighter by.
For latest breaking news, other top stories log on to. Jan 11, 2016 afzal guru s son scores 95 percent marks in 10th standard. Jan 02, 2020 in this video, extihar jailor sunil gupta and journalist sunetra chaudhari speak about the last moment of afzal guru. Although the verdict for execution was through, his wife tabasum guru filed a mercy. Afzal gurus hanging has created a dangerously radioactive. When afzal guru was hanged, i broke down and cried says then. Afzal gurus family demands body back m saleem pandit and vishwa mohan feb 20, 0248 hrs ist afzal gurus family has turned down the centres offer to let his wife, son and a few other. Chidambaram defended holding a different opinion on parliament attack convict afzal gurus execution, gurus wife tabasum guru. While afzal continued talking about his wife and son, i could not help but recollect what tabassum told me when i met her outside the supreme court in 2005, during the cases appeal stage. Afzal gurus son is angry with indian govt over killing his father and shares his hate ideology regarding kashmir. I am going to try and answer this using the terrorist organization lashkar e taiba in place of afzal guru, the individual.
Mohammad afzal guru 30 june 1969 9 february 20 was a kashmiri terrorist, who was convicted for his role in the 2001 indian parliament attack. Following the rejection of a mercy petition by the president of india, he was executed on 9 february. Jul 27, 2016 buy the hanging of afzal guru and the strange case of the attack on the indian parliament book online at best prices in india on. But they continue reading the question of reasonable doubt.
The tragic story of afzal khans 63 wives madhu ki diary. On february 3, his mercy petition was rejected by the then president. In his recentlyreleased book black warrant, coauthored with sunetra. In this video, extihar jailor sunil gupta and journalist sunetra chaudhari speak about the last moment of afzal guru. The boy who came all the way from kashmir to delhi to join a medical college with a. On february 3, 20, then president pranab mukherjee rejected the mercy petition. In early 2000s, parliament attack convict afzal guru wrote to his lawyer making.
On 15 december it arrested the mastermind, professor sar geelani, in delhi, and showkat guru and his cousin afzal guru in srinagar, kashmir. The fateful day of dec, 2001 began with a spectacular intelligence failure, the absence of any warning about an attack on indias parliament by five suicide attackers who killed nine innocents before being gunned down themselves. Sep 01, 2017 they all kept misrepresenting afzal guru, he told me inside the cherlapally jail in hyderabad, in august 2016. The boy who came all the way from kashmir to delhi to join a medical college with a burning desire to become a doctor and t. Feb 10, 2017 afzal gurus wife, son recall his memories.
This excerpt is from kobad ghandys account, who afzal became friends with in jail. Sunetra choudhurys new book is on indias famous prisoners. Afzal gurus book appears seven months after his execution. Indian journalist sunetra choudhurys book on prison tales of indias famous persons offers the first credible account of afzal gurus last three years in tihar and his walk to the gallows. By durdana bhat three days before the indian state would satisfy its collective conscience by hanging mohammad afzal guru inside tihar jail, his wife gets a call from an unknown number. Just before breakfast, the government of india secretly hanged afzal guru, prime accused in the attack. Jun, 2016 india woke up to a morning without afzal guru at 8 a. Five years after afzal guru s hanging in new delhis tihar jail, kashmir narrator gathers previously unpublished details about his life and events leading to his execution by bilal handoo. The real story would lead us to the kashmir valley, that potential nuclear flashpoint, and the. In october the same year, afzal guru s wife, tabassum guru, filed a mercy petition which was dismissed by the supreme court. In 2005, the supreme court upheld afzals death sentence, but commuted shaukats sentence to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment.
Its extraordinary that the man who was hanged to satisfy the collective conscience of the nation influenced his neighbour in jail to such an extent he left a legacy not of violence, or of hate speech, but of poetry that is serene and beautiful. Seven years ago, when kashmiri national afzal guru was surreptitiously hanged in the closed environs of the tihar prison in delhi, he was calm, cool, collected and godfearing while the jailer who saw through his hanging sunil gupta, broke down and cried when he reached his home. We learnt that there was a man who would go inside jail and supply sharpened spoons and knives made from sandooks inside jail to the prisoners there. Galib secured 88 per cent in the examination, the results for which were announced today. Mohammad afzal guru 30 june 1969 9 february 20 was a kashmiri separatist, who was convicted for his role in the 2001 indian parliament attack. A person who had a deep affection for his mother, his school teacher wife and only son. Bijapur, the famous capital of the medieval adil shah dynasty 1489 to 1686, is a small city in souther indian state of karnataka, whose charm lies largely in the remarkable architectural legacy of those days. It was early dawn and tabassum guru was still feeling sleepy. Plz read this book and clear the air abt afzal guru. In the next session of jammu and kashmir assembly scheduled to start on 18 march, 2015 the issue of return of afzal gurus mortal remains is.
While the anniversary of afzal gurus hanging is on february 9, jammu kashmir liberation front founder maqbool bhat was hanged in tihar jail on february 11, 1984. Afzal guru was a kashmiri and, like many kashmiris, he believed in the idea of aazadi freedom. This excerpt features kobad gandhys view of afzal guru, who was. When afzal guru was hanged, i broke down and cried says. On september 26, 2006, the court ordered that afzal guru be hanged. Following the rejection of a mercy petition by the president of india, he was executed on 9 february 20. Afzal guru was executed in 20 for his role in the 2001 parliament attack.
In occupied kashmir, on the fourth martyrdom anniversary of afzal guru, a ritual of remembrance was observed in his home in sopore where gurus wife tabassum and son ghalib live. Afzal guru s son scores 95 percent marks in 10th standard. A moments silence afzal as a young, enthusiastic, intelligent, idealistic young man, afzal a kashmiri influenced like many thousands in the kashmir valley in the political climate of early 1990s, who was a jklf member and crossed over to the other side of kashmir, but in a matter of weeks got disillusioned and came back and tried to live a. India woke up to a morning without afzal guru at 8 a. On th of december 2001, few terrorists had carried out an attack on indian parliament, new delhi. Afzal guru lies peacefully with kashmiri militant maqbool butt buried in tihar prison. On october 21, 2004 the kashmir times carried afzal s wife s appeal. Afzal gurus son scores 95 percent marks in 10th standard. Let us first revive what exactly we know about afzal guru the master mind of attack on the parliament of worlds greatest democracy on th december 2001.
Guru was found guilty by the supreme court in 2002. Serious aspersions have been cast on the legality of afzal gurus hanging by legal experts all over india but this issue has been mentioned just in passing and not dealt with properly. When afzal guru was sent to the gallows in the tihar jail in delhi, he was calm and collected, while the jailer who saw through his hanging sunil gupta, broke down and cried. Some people were motivated by their general aversion to the death penalty on moral or prac. Political activist and a close kashmir watchdog kanwar pal singh revisits the hanging through the eyes of. When the jawaharlal nehru university jnu campus became the setting for a nationalism debate in. After afzal guru s arrest soon after the parliament attack, his wife, tabassum, had applied for clemency. Buy the hanging of afzal guru and the strange case of the. It is even possible that these qualities are too highly developed in afzal guru and it may be that while attending to minute details, afzal guru lose some of the larger opportunities of life. Serious aspersions have been cast on the legality of afzal guru s hanging by legal experts all over india but this issue has been mentioned just in passing and not dealt with properly. Afzal guru hanged news stories, latest news headlines on.
He was singing a bollywood song from the movie badal. Seeing the infighting between the militant groups he got disgruntled and left it, said yaseen guru, his cousin. Galib says that he wants to become a doctor and hence serve the humanity. I am the wife of mohammad afzal, the man accused of conspiring to attack the indian parliament on december, 2001. Chidambaram defended holding a different opinion on parliament attack convict. And we never recorded his arrest in the books anywhere. The hanging of afzal guru and the strange case of the attack on the indian parliament book. Afzal gurus wife, son recall his memories i love kashmir. Even if afzal was guilty of everything he was charged with, he was still a very minor actor in the 2001 attacks on the india. Tharoors comments come just days after five congress mlas in jammu and kashmir had in a written statement accepted that it was a mistake by the then upa government not to allow relatives have a last meeting with afzal. His wife had filed a petition asking for his death sentence to. Afzal gurus account in black warrant is one of the nine accounts in the book detailing the last hours, including maqbool butt, hanged in the case of the killing of an indian envoy ravindra mahatre and satwant singh and kehar singh in the indira gandhi case. Five years after afzal gurus hanging in new delhis tihar jail, kashmir narrator gathers previously unpublished details about his life and events leading to his execution by bilal handoo at the dawn of 9 february 20, as he was escorted out of his cell in the highrisk ward of tihars jail 3, mohammad afzal guru knew.
Read more about the inside story of afzal guru s arrest on business standard. A meeting inside jail with afzal guru kashmirwatch. Afzal guru is very tidy by nature, afzal guru love order and are methodical. The question of reasonable doubt open the magazine. Afzal and shaukat hussain guru are related, being cousins.
Parliament attack convict afzal gurus son galib guru today passed the higher secondary school examination conducted by jammu and kashmir board of school education, with a distinction. Feb 10, 20 on 15 december it arrested the mastermind, professor sar geelani, in delhi, and showkat guru and his cousin afzal guru in srinagar, kashmir. Afzal guru s wife s letter which clearly states that he was tortured before and after his arrest, no official of his torture is available for obvious reasons. I feel the pakistani prisoners there took afzal s revenge by killing sarbjit. The hanging of afzal guru and the strange case of the. After afzal gurus arrest soon after the parliament attack, his wife, tabassum, had applied for clemency. Looking back at maqbool, afzal hangings at tihar deccan chronicle.
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