Yakub Memon, the only person to be sentenced to death for the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, will be hanged as scheduled on Thursday after he exhausted all his legal remedies and President Pranab Mukherjee too rejected his mercy plea on Wednesday.
The President made the final call after consulting home minister Rajnath Singh who said there was "no rethink" on the death sentence.
Singh's two- hour meeting came after government at the top level considered the mercy petition referred to it by the President who acts on the aide and advice of the Council of Ministers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Singh and top officials, including home secretary LC Goyal at the Prime Minister's residence and discussed the issue and felt that the President should be advised to reject the mercy petition.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Singh and top officials, including home secretary LC Goyal at the Prime Minister's residence and discussed the issue and felt that the President should be advised to reject the mercy petition.