India executes Yakub Memon who was sentenced to death for being a “driving spirit” behind string of blasts in Mumbai that killed 257 people in 1993.

Indian SC turns down a final plea for reprieve by Yakub Memon, who was found guilty of financing the deadly 1993 Mumbai bombings, clearing the way for his execution.

India's SC rejects final mercy plea of a man found guilty of financing the 1993 serial bombings in the western city of Mumbai.