Nithari killings: Koli shifted to Meerut jail for execution on 12 Sep

Update: 2014-09-05 23:15 GMT
As per reports, Meerut jail authorities have started preparation for his execution. The jail authority has inspected the place where Koli will be hanged and has instructed the hangman for  making necessary arrangements. The said jail has not executed any person in past 39 years.

The court had fixed 12 September as the date of hanging. The Dasna jail authorities, where he was lodged earlier confirmed the order saying that the convict will be sent to Meerut for execution.

‘After the order of his execution, we are in touch with Meerut jail authority. Paper works are being done to execute the order with in schedule time and Koli has been shifted to Meerut,’ said Dasna jail official.

Barely a month after assuming charge as union home minister, Rajnath Singh had recommended to President Pranab Mukherjee that Koli’s mercy plea be rejected.

Mukherjee, exercising his powers, rejected the mercy petition on 27 July. Meanwhile, reports have also come that Koli has refused to meet his family members without giving any reason.

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