Afzal Guru was convicted of conspiracy in connection with the 2001 Indian Parliament attack and was sentenced to death . The Supreme Court of India upheld the sentence , 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 . He was hanged on 9 February 2013 at Delhi 's Tihar Central Jail
2001 Indian Parliament attack
2001 Indian Parliament attack
Capital punishment in India