List of offenders executed in India

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The number of people executed in India since independence in 1947 is a matter of dispute; official government statistics claim that only 57 people had been executed since independence. However, available information from other sources indicates that the official government figures are false, and the actual number of executions in India may run to several thousand.[1][2]

Research by the People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) has located government records of 1,422 executions in 16 states in the decade from 1953 to 1963 alone. PUDR located this information in an appendix of the 35th report of the Fourth Law Commission in 1967.[1][2] The National Law University Delhi compiled a list of persons executed in India since 1947 and found that at least 752 individuals had been executed, including the period from 1 January to 15 August 1947. Their report was compiled "as per responses received from Central prisons in India. Certain prisons have either provided information only for a limited period or refused to provide any information or did not have any records available." Therefore, the actual number of persons would be much more than 752. While information about the number of executions should be available with individual prison departments within each state, the government has been reluctant to share such information. For example, authorities in Kerala claimed that all records of executions had been destroyed by termites. Andhra Pradesh gave the same reason for not furnishing post-1968 records. Bihar claimed that the state did not maintain records of executions, while Tamil Nadu's Additional Director General of Police (Prisons) refused to provide any records at all.[3] According to Alexander Jacob, Additional Director General of Police (Prisons) of Kerala, "nearly 50 people had been executed in Kerala in the post-Independence period".[4]

Rasha alias Raghuraj Singh, executed on 9 September 1947 at Jabalpur Central Jail, is presumed to be the first person executed in independent India.[3] Akshay Thakur, Mukesh Singh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma, who were hanged on 20 March 2020, were the last persons to be executed in India. No woman has ever been executed in independent India, although some are currently on death row.[5][6]

List

This is not an exhaustive list of prisoners executed in independent India, and is not meant to be a reference for the total number of prisoners who have been executed in India since independence. There are no official collated figures available for executions in India, and this list has been compiled from multiple sources. Unless otherwise noted, all persons were executed by hanging. Template:Dynamic list

No. Name Date Age
(at execution) 		Age
(at offence) 		Location State Capital offence(s) Notes Source
1 Rasha alias Raghuraj Singh Template:Dts 27 Jabalpur Central Jail Central Provinces and Berar [3]
2 Mahantappa Gangappa 30 December 1947 30 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
3 Singavarapu Mahalakshmudu Template:Dts 32 Rajahmundry Central Prison Madras Presidency [3]
4 Bhavana Venkadu Template:Dts 40 Rajahmundry Central Prison Madras Presidency [3]
5 Kancharagunta Subbaiah Template:Dts 28 Rajahmundry Central Prison Madras Presidency [3]
6 Kalidindi Venkata Narasimha Raju Template:Dts 24 Rajahmundry Central Prison Madras Presidency [3]
7 Basapppa Gundappa Hadignal 31 July 1948 35 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
8 Uppara Bala Obigan Subanna Template:Dts 60 Rajahmundry Central Prison Madras Presidency [3]
9 Chenchu China Rami Reddy 35
10 Chenchu Peda Rami Reddy 48
11 Jamula Lakshmi Reddy 33
12 Poreddypedda Thippa Reddy 25
13 Uppara Chinna Pullappa 35
14 Jonada Musalaiah Template:Dts 24 Rajahmundry Central Prison Madras Presidency [3]
15 Hanmanth Bhimappa Bhaskari 17 October 1949 35 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
16 Nathuram Vinayak Godse Template:Dts 39 37 Ambala Central Jail East Punjab Murder Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
17 Narayan Dattatraya Apte 39 37 Conspiracy to murder
18 Adyayya Parappa Ramgouda 16 January 1950 35 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
19 Sanna Hanamappa Yamanappa

Gadgi

20 February 1951 55 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
20 Vithoba Krishna Thorat 8 February 1951 62 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
21 Sidappa Basavaneppa Shiddanavar 17 December 1951 25 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
22 Shyama Charan Shukla/Sukul Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Alipore Central Jail West Bengal First person executed in West Bengal. [3][7]
23 Dyayappa Adivappa Dadi 22 August 1953 28 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
24 Ram Chariter Show Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
25 Shivarudrappa Virbhadrappa

Bhandigani

15 December 1955 21 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
26 Hanmanth Bhimappa Sullanavar 19 December 1955 40 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
27 Yallappa Nilappa Annigeri 30 December 1955 35 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
28 Birendra Nath Dutta Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3][7]
29 Tippanna Ningappa Agsar 16 May 1956 50 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
30 Pandurang Tatyasaheb Shinde 18 June 1956 40 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
31 Sadashiv Satteppa Khanchanale 9 July 1956 27 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
32 Bhimappa Shivarayappa Nandi 31 July 1956 39 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
33 Yallappa Somappa Nandi 31 July 1956 19 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
34 Parasappa Somappa Nandi 31 July 1956 28 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
35 Dundappa Basappa Bhadrashetti 11 September 1956 32 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
36 Gopal Chandra Ghosh Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
37 Shew Prasad alias Lall Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
38 Shamsher Sheikh Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3][7]
39 Sher Mohammad Template:N/a Template:N/a
40 Abdul Khaleque Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
41 Asgar Ali alias Ashu Template:N/a Template:N/a
42 Gura Sahu/Guna Show Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3][7]
43 Bachan Singh Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Tihar Jail, New Delhi Delhi [3][8]
44 Ajit Bose Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
45 Dhanamath Guru alias Badis Template:Dts 47 Berhampore Circle Jail Orissa [3]
46 Fakir Ahamed Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
47 Bipin Bihari Sarkar Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
48 Bishnu Charan Saha Template:N/a Template:N/a
49 Pyare Lal Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Tihar Jail, New Delhi Delhi [3][8]
50 Gurunath Govindrao Deshpande 27 July 1959 31 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State [3]
51 Ram Gopal Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Tihar Jail, New Delhi Delhi [3][8]
52 Bholanath Choudhury/Sadhukhan Template:Dts Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3][7]
53 Yamanappa Tippanna Savadi 29 February 1960 35 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State [3]
54 Chinthala Gangula Reddy Template:Dts 30 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
55 Pulagam Ramarao Template:Dts 18 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
56 Dhan Bhadur Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Jammu District Jail Jammu and Kashmir [3]
57 Bhadur Singh Template:N/a Template:N/a
58 Lalsing Mahasing Gurkha 21 November 1960 30 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State [3]
59 Narain Singh Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Tihar Jail, New Delhi Delhi [3][8]
60 Jampana Satyanarayana Raju Template:Dts 30 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
61 Sahidul Rahaman Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Dum Dum Central Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
62 Durga Prasad Katik Template:N/a Template:N/a
63 Bandi Mungulu Template:Dts 35 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
64 Aditya Narayan Chatterjee Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
65 Boya Danja Yerramala Template:Dts 24 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
66 Md. Sharif Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Tihar Jail, New Delhi Delhi [3][8]
67 Attar Singh Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Jammu District Jail Jammu and Kashmir [3]
68 Ramdeo Kurmi Template:Dts Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3][7]
69 Sovan Mati/Shovan alias Palan Mali
70 Sudama Singh Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Dum Dum Central Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
71 Ram Sankar Singh Template:N/a Template:N/a
72 Sanivarapu Venkateswarlu Reddy Template:Dts 19 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
73 Babulal Das alias Bhuku Das Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
74 Kummara Eswarppa Template:Dts 40 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
75 Ediga 21 December 1962 45 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State [3]
76 Chintehalapudi Andiah Template:Dts 40 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
77 Sk. Babu Sahib Template:Dts 30 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
78 Hamam Singh Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
79 Bhagwan Singh Template:N/a Template:N/a
80 Arjunen alias Polka Damb Template:Dts 22 Berhampore Circle Jail Orissa [3]
81 Nagappa Sahebgoudar Patil 26 July 1963 42 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State [3]
82 Sitaram Kaher Template:Dts Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3]
83 Sultan Mondal Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
84 Ram Singh Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
85 Sohan Singh Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
86 Boya Sanajjimmappa Template:Dts 32 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
87 Yashwant Bandu koli 10 August 1964 45 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State [3]
88 Khetra Mohan Dhali Template:Dts Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3]
89 Sathi Venkaiah Template:Dts 50 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
90 Bhramar Singh/Bhomour Singh Template:Dts Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3][7]
91 Suman Singh/Samundar Singh West Bengal [3][7]
92 Gansa Pahan Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
93 Jwala Ran Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Patiala Central Jail [3]
94 Srichand Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
95 Manzoor Ahmad Template:N/a Template:N/a
96 Lochan Pal Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
97 Hasansab Imamsab Jatagar 17 August 1967 42 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State [3]
98 Maslansab Dadasab Jatagar 40
99 Abdul Fakirsab Jatagar 40
101 Polanki Ayyanna Template:Dts 40 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
102 Kurra Chakram 30
103 Madkami Mala Template:Dts 37 Berhampore Circle Jail Orissa [3]
104 Rayi alias Rayi Narasaih Template:Dts 50 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
105 Penbnagonda Chinna Chenna Reddy Template:Dts 42 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
106 Dharam Singh Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Patiala Central Jail [3]
107 Raghab Naik Template:Dts 43 Berhampore Circle Jail Orissa [3]
108 Jai Chand Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
109 Hukum Chand Template:N/a Template:N/a
110 Malakendra Ramachandra Patil 20 June 1975 40 Belgaum Central Jail Karnataka [3]
111 Sambhaji Vithal Patil 26
112 Shivaji Vithal Patil 24
113 Girimallappa Rudrappa Madgalli 24
114 Rajappa Pandappa Nannavar 25
115 Vemenappa Bhimappa Madar 55
116 Mohinder Singh Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Patiala Central Jail [3]
117 Laxman Ram Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Jammu District Jail Jammu and Kashmir [3]
118 Amrit Bhushan Gupta Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
119 Shiv Mohan Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
120 Baksis Singh Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
121 Joseph Peter alias Kumar Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Central Jail, Aguada [3]
122 Sidrai Siddappa Sonnad 18 March 1978 34 Belgaum Central Jail Karnataka [3]
123 Khubanna Jakkappa Godekar 42
124 Sabu Balappa Jaljannavar 30
125 Dundappa Kashappa Managadi 35
126 Basappa Shivappa Hadimani 25
127 Kanpatimar Shankariya 16 May 1979 27 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan Murder Murder of over 70 people in 1977–1978.
128 Kuljeet Singh alias Ranga Template:Dts Tihar Jail Delhi Kidnapping and Murder Geeta and Sanjay Chopra kidnapping case [3][9]
129 Jasbir Singh alias Billa [3][9]
130 Balbir Singh Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Patiala Central Jail [3]
131 Mehar Chand Template:Dts 63 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan [3]
132 Surjit Singh alias Jagjit Singh Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Patiala Central Jail [3]
133 Ujagar Singh alias Santa Singh Template:Dts Tihar Jail Delhi [3][8]
134 Kartar Singh
135 Hanamanth Laxmappa Mallyar 9 November 1983 27 Belgaum Central Jail Karnataka [3]
136 Rajendra Jakkal Template:Dts Yerwada Central Jail Maharashtra Murder Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders
137 Dilip Dhyanoba Sutar
138 Shantaram Kanhoji Jagtap
139 Munawar Harun Shah
140 Maqbool Bhat Template:Dts 45 28 Tihar Jail Delhi Murder [3]
141 Gulzar Singh Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Patiala Central Jail Punjab [3]
142 Bhajan Singh Template:N/a Template:N/a
143 Raj Kumar Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Patiala Central Jail Punjab [3]
144 Baba Balyogi alias Ganpat Template:Dts 29 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan [3]
145 Satwant Singh Template:Dts 27 22 Tihar Jail Delhi Murder Assassination of Indira Gandhi [3]
146 Kehar Singh Conspiracy to murder
147 Gurcharan Singh Template:Dts Patiala Central Jail Punjab Murder Last persons to be executed in Punjab. [3][10][11]
148 Pritam Singh
149 Gulab Singh Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Ambala Central Jail Haryana Murder Last person to be executed in Haryana. [3][12]
150 Umaid Singh alias Umaida Ram Template:Dts 45 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan [3]
151 Kartick Seal/Sil Template:Dts Alipore Central Jail West Bengal Murder Murder of 8 members of a family, including one woman and child, in 1987 [3][13][14]
152 Sukumar Burman alias Sutku
153 Ranjeet Singh Template:Dts 32 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan [3]
154 Syo Lal 76
155 Raj Gopal Template:Dts Template:N/a Template:N/a Jammu District Jail Jammu and Kashmir [3]
156 Sukhdev Singh Sukha Template:Dts 30 23 Yerwada Central Jail Maharashtra Murder Murder of Gen. Vaidya, Lalit Maken and Arjan Dass.
157 Harjinder Singh Jinda 31 24
158 Balakrishan Template:Dts Kerala [4]
159 Muthukkutty Chandran aka "Ripper" Chandran Template:Dts Central Prison, Kannur Kerala Murder Murder of 17 persons [15][16]
160 Laxman Naik Template:Dts 36 Berhampore Circle Jail Orissa [3]
161 Bheru Singh Template:Dts 40 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan [3]
162 Auto Shankar Template:Dts 41 34 Salem Central Prison Tamil Nadu Murder Murder of 6 persons, over a period of two years in 1988–1989
163 Ramchandra alias Ravjee Template:Dts 29 Japiur Central Jail Murder Murder of 5 persons, including his pregnant wife and 3 children on 6 May 1993 [3][17][18]
164 Surja Ram Template:Dts 52 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan Murder Murder of 5 persons; his brother, sister-in-law, their 2 sons and an aunt. [3][18][19]
165 Dhananjoy Chatterjee Template:Dts 39 25 Alipore Jail, Kolkata West Bengal Murder Rape and murder of 14-year-old Hetal Parekh on 5 March 1990. [3]
166 Mohammed Ajmal Kasab Template:Dts 25 21 Yerwada Central Jail Maharashtra Murder, and waging war against the Government of India 2008 Mumbai attacks
167 Mohammad Afzal Guru Template:Dts 43 32 Tihar Jail Delhi Conspiracy 2001 Indian Parliament attack [3]
168 Yakub Abdul Razak Memon Template:Dts 53 30 Central Jail, Nagpur Maharashtra Conspiracy 1993 Bombay bombings [20]
169 Mukesh Singh 20 March 2020 32 Tihar Jail Delhi Murder 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder [21]
170 Akshay Thakur 31
171 Vinay Sharma 26
172 Pawan Gupta 25

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Number of executions much higher than 55'.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Telegraph - Calcutta : At Leisure.
  3. ↑ 3.000 3.001 3.002 3.003 3.004 3.005 3.006 3.007 3.008 3.009 3.010 3.011 3.012 3.013 3.014 3.015 3.016 3.017 3.018 3.019 3.020 3.021 3.022 3.023 3.024 3.025 3.026 3.027 3.028 3.029 3.030 3.031 3.032 3.033 3.034 3.035 3.036 3.037 3.038 3.039 3.040 3.041 3.042 3.043 3.044 3.045 3.046 3.047 3.048 3.049 3.050 3.051 3.052 3.053 3.054 3.055 3.056 3.057 3.058 3.059 3.060 3.061 3.062 3.063 3.064 3.065 3.066 3.067 3.068 3.069 3.070 3.071 3.072 3.073 3.074 3.075 3.076 3.077 3.078 3.079 3.080 3.081 3.082 3.083 3.084 3.085 3.086 3.087 3.088 3.089 3.090 3.091 3.092 3.093 3.094 3.095 3.096 3.097 3.098 3.099 3.100 3.101 3.102 3.103 3.104 3.105 3.106 3.107 3.108 3.109 3.110 3.111 3.112 3.113 3.114 3.115 3.116 3.117 3.118 3.119 3.120 3.121 State-wise list of prisoners executed in India since 1947. deathpenaltyindia.com. National Law University Delhi.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 In abolishing death penalty, Travancore set an example.
  5. ↑ Two sisters to be first women hanged in India(18 August 2014).
  6. ↑ Two sisters from Maharashtra's Kolhapur may become the first women to be hanged in India.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Hangman gets his last chance. telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph(5 August 2004).
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 Execution trajectory in India. DNA. DNA(21 November 2012).
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ranga-Billa redux: How rapists were sent to gallows.
  10. ↑ The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Kaleidoscope.
  11. ↑ Beant Singh's assassin to be hanged in Patiala on March 31.
  12. ↑ The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Kaleidoscope.
  13. ↑ https://www.amnesty.org/ar/library/asset/ASA20/039/1991/es/400235c5-f941-11dd-92e7-c59f81373cf2/asa200391991en.pdf
  14. ↑ 'I hanged my first victim when I was 16'.
  15. ↑ Killers on death row long for mercy.
  16. ↑ The Hindu : Ripper-style' murders on the rise.
  17. ↑ Kasabs execution second fastest in the country? - NDTVProfit.com.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Former judges call for commutation of death penalty.
  19. ↑ Surja Ram - Death Penalty Project: India.
  20. ↑ Yakub Memon Hanged in Nagpur Jail(30 July 2015).
  21. ↑ Justice for Nirbhaya: 4 men convicted for gang-rape hanged 7 years after brutal crime. India Today(March 20, 2020). Retrieved 2021-01-25.
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