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In 2007, he was convicted and sentenced to death under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA), a law that contained provisions incompatible with worldwide fair trial standards.

It was not just the rejection of his mercy plea by President Pranab Mukherjee late Wednesday night that sealed Yakub’s fate, the final seal on his fate came at 4.50 am in Court Room 4 of the apex court which dismissed the fresh petition filed on his behalf.