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Afzal spent sleepless night after being told of execution: Tihar Jail officials

New Delhi, Feb 9: After an immediate reaction of being "shaken up" on getting the news of his impending execution last evening, Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was "remorseless" when taken to the gallows this

afzal spent sleepless night after being told of execution tihar jail officials afzal spent sleepless night after being told of execution tihar jail officials
New Delhi, Feb 9: After an immediate reaction of being "shaken up" on getting the news of his impending execution last evening, Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was "remorseless" when taken to the gallows this morning.



Senior Tihar Jail officials who oversaw the entire preparation for hanging of 43-year-old Guru said he was "very peaceful" and "calm" during the final moments and did not show any remorse.

"He was very peaceful and calm during the final moments. He looked very composed. But he looked a little shaken when he was told about the execution last evening," a top Tihar Jail official told PTI.

Guru, who spent over 10 years on death row in the prison, was lodged in a 16-feet long and 12-feet wide death row cell in Jail No 3 and it was around 20 metres away from the spot he was hanged at 8 AM in the high security prison in a top secret operation.

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