The sole surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks was executed on Wednesday, nearly four years after 166 people were killed in a three-day rampage through India’s financial capital, an official announced.
Mohammed Kasab was hanged early on Wednesday at Yerwada jail in Pune in the western state of Maharashtra after President Pranab Mukherjee rejected his mercy plea earlier this month.
“Kasab was shifted to Yerwada jail two days ago. He was hanged at 7.30 this morning,” Maharashtra home minister R. R Patil told reporters in Mumbai.
“His execution is a fitting tribute to the victims of Mumbai attacks.”
The Pakistan-born Kasab was one of 10 gunmen who laid siege to the city in attacks that began on November 26, 2008, and lasted nearly three days.
Kasab was sentenced to death in May 2010 after he was found guilty of a string of charges, including waging war against India, murder and terrorist acts.
He appealed in the Supreme Court, claiming he did not receive a fair trial but his petition was struck down in August.