of execution. Kasab was hanged in secret on 21 November 2012 in Yerwada Central Prison. Afzal Guru was convicted of conspiracy in connection with the 2001 Indian Parliament attack and was hanged on 9 February 2013 at Delhi's Tihar Central Prison. The Supreme Court of India upheld the sentence on 4 August 2005, ruling that the attack "shocked the conscience of the society at large." Afzal was scheduled to be executed on 20 October 2006, but the sentence was stayed. Yakub Memon, convicted of 1993 Bombay bombings, was hanged in Nagpur Central Jail at Nagpur on 30 July 2015. On 21 March 2013 the Supreme Court confirmed Memon's conviction and death sentence for conspiracy through financing the attacks. On 30 July 2013 the Supreme Court rejected Memon's application for an oral hearing and dismissed his review petition by circulation. President Pranab Mukherjee rejected Memon's petition for clemency on 11 April 2014. Memon then filed a curative petition to the Supreme Court, which was rejected on 21 July 2015. The four adult perpetrators Mukesh Singh, Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma and Pawan Gupta of the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder who survived the trial were hanged at 5:30a.m. on 20 March 2020 at Tihar Central Prison in Delhi, after a lengthy legal battle. List of offenders executed in the 21st century Since 2000, eight executions have been carried out in India, all executions have been carried out by hanging. See also Review petition Curative petition Mercy petition Capital punishment by country List of most recent executions by jurisdiction List of methods of capital punishment Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi Assassination of Indira Gandhi Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi References External links Model Prison Manual India India Law enforcement in India