Zubaida memon biography
As a child, Zubaida was told by her aunts that her father was a Chartered Accountant as well as lawyer, which was why he was always in court.
Year-old Zubeida Yakub Memon, clicked outside the Nagpur jail, minutes after meeting her father for what could be the last and final time....
That last call to his daughter
Jail authorities grant Yakub Memon his last wish – a pre-dawn call to his daughter Zubeida that was fraught with emotion.
As the Supreme Court convened in New Delhi at 3 am on Wednesday to hear 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon’s lastminute plea for mercy before rejecting it, authorities at Nagpur Central Jail, where he was hanged at 7 am, allowed him his last wish – a phone call to his 21-year-old daughter, Zubeida.
As the Supreme Court convened in New Delhi at 3 am on Wednesday to hear 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon’s lastminute plea for mercy before rejecting it, authorities at Nagpur Central Jail, where he was hanged at 7 am, allowed him his last wish – a phone call to his 21-year-old daughter, Zubeida.
The jail staff dialled Zubeida’s number and handed the phone to him. Sources present said Yakub broke down on hearing his daughter’s voice. Zubeida too couldn’t hold back her tears. Both remained silent for a few moments before Yakub regained enough composure to talk.
“I wanted to see you getting married and settling down happily, but now I won’t be there to see that moment. I am sorry.
I haven’t done anything which will bring shame to our family. I was never involved in anything. Take care of your mother,” Yakub managed to say