1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon likely to be hanged on July 30
This will be the first execution related to the 1993 serial blasts, in which more than 250 people were killed.
Memon was found guilty of conspiracy in carrying out the blasts.
An an anti-terror court in Mumbai has reportedly issued a warrant for the execution of 53-year-old Memon, a chartered accountant by profession, who is currently in the Nagpur jail.
Memon's appeals against the death sentence were rejected by the Supreme Court and also by the President.
He has now moved a curative petition against the Supreme Court's order, which may be taken up before the date of hanging.
Memon's contention is that he was never involved in carrying out the blasts.
His brother of Ibrahim Memon, better known as Tiger Memon, is one of the main accused in the case. He has been missing since he left the country in 1993.
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