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Mahim on the edge as Memon's body comes home

Last updated on: July 30, 2015 14:25 IST
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The body of Yakub Memon, who was hanged in Nagpur Central Jail on Thursday morning for his role in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, was brought to his home in central Mumbai's Mahim locality of the metropolis before his burial.

Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar captured the intense moments

The Bismillah building in Mahim where the Memon family now lives. Photograph: Afsar Dayatar/Rediff.com

Onlookers crowd the building entrance after Yakub Memon's body was brought home. Photograph: Afsar Dayatar/Rediff.com

Policeman frisks a youth. Security has been stepped up in sensitive localities of the metropolis, and over 400 people have been detained as a preventive measure. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com

Security personnel cordoned off the street leading to the Memon residence. Authorities did not allowed Yakub's family to carry the body in a procession. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com

Rapid Action Force personnel patrolling the streets. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com

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