Tabassum Guru is a Kashmiri woman and the widow of Indian Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru, who was sentenced to three life sentences and two A death sentence.
Wiki/Biography
Tabassum Guru was born in 1979 (43 years old; as of 2022) in Azad Gunj village in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.
appearance
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: dark brown
family
Tabassum Guru was born into a Muslim family.
Parents and siblings
Her father’s name is Ghulam Mohammad Buroh. She has a sister.
husband and children
On November 1, 1998, Tabassum married her 18-year-old cousin Muhammad Afzal Guru. Tabasum and Afzal had a son, Ghalib Guru.
Photos of Afzal Guru and Tabassum Guru at the wedding of a relative
Guru Tabassum and Guru Afzal
Tabassum Guru and her son Ghalib Guru
religion
Guru Tabassum believed in Islam.
Profession
Nurse
Tabassum Guru is a nurse
Sopore Nursing Home, a private nursing home in Sopore town, Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir.
Unpleasant experience in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
In an interview, Tabassum shared an incident that happened a few months after she married Afzal. Tabassum shared the fact that Afzal would hold her hand whenever they went out shopping. One day, she said, as they were returning home from shopping, uniformed men from a nearby military camp threw stones at them as they walked ahead. The incident had an irreversible impact on Afzal. Tabassum said,
We walked home through a military camp where men in uniform were playing evening games. As we passed by, they threw stones at me and insulted me. Afzal didn’t speak, and I didn’t expect him to. When we got home he swallowed two pain pills. I asked him why and he said: ‘Look at me, he’s throwing stones at you and I can’t say or do anything. What kind of coward have I become? How long shall I remain silent. ”
Afzal Guru – Double Death Penalty
According to reports, on August 4, 2005, Afzal Guru was sentenced to three life sentences and two death sentences by the Supreme Court of India for his involvement in the Indian Parliament attack (2001). The judgment of the Supreme Court of India is as follows:
As in most cases of conspiracy, there is and cannot be evidence of a criminal conspiracy. This incident, which caused heavy casualties, shocked the entire country. Only the death penalty for the criminals can satisfy the collective conscience of society. ”
Petition for mercy for husband
According to sources, on December 15, 2001, two days after the Parliament attack, a special team of the Delhi Police arrested Afzal from a bus stand in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. According to media reports, on June 4, 2002, Afzal Guru and others were charged with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 3(2) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA). ), Section 302 (Murder) of the Explosives Act.
Tabassum Guru and her son Ghalib Guru wait to meet her husband inside the Central Jail
On October 3, 2006, Tabassum Guru reportedly submitted a mercy petition to President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
From left to right – Tabassum Guru, Ghalib Guru, Ayesha Begum and lawyer Nandita Haksar (resigned as Afzal Guru’s family lawyer) outside the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, 2006
According to reports, on February 3, 2013, then President Pranab Mukherjee rejected Afzal’s clemency petition.
Letter from Central Jail informing rejection of clemency petition and confirming Afzal Guru’s hanging date
Afzal’s last letter
Some media said that one hour before he was hanged, Afzal Guru wrote a letter to his family and mentioned followers of Allah (Allah) in the letter. According to reports, the Central Prison Superintendent also wrote to her (Tabasum) and this was Afzal’s original letter. The Central Warden wrote:
This is a continuation of our 6-2-XIII letter. I have the honor to enclose herewith the original letter written to you by the late Guru Shiafzal. Please confirm delivery. ”
The media also claimed that according to Afzal’s family, the letter was sent via New Delhi Express Post on February 11, 2013 and was delivered to Jagger in Sopol at 11 am on February 12, 2013 village.
In his last words, Afzal reportedly thanked God for choosing him to sacrifice his soul and asked his family to be proud of it. He also mentioned all the followers of God (without naming them) in his last letter (written in Urdu) and left a message: Be right and always be honest. The letter said,
[My] Dear family and believers [of Allah]. May the blessings of Allah be upon you all. Thank Allah a hundred thousand times for choosing me for this position.Greetings also to all believers [of Allah] We are all on the side of truth and justice.May we all walk on this road [of righteousness] Die for truth and justice.This is my request to my family that they all should respect the position I have achieved [by my execution] Rather than cultivating a sense of loss and regret after my death. May Allah be the savior and protector of you all. ”
Hanging of Guru Afzal
Afzal Guru was hanged in Tihar Jail in Delhi, India, at 8:00 am on February 9, 2013. He is reportedly buried near Maqbool Bhatt’s grave in Tihar Jail, India. According to reports, Afzal’s family also wrote letters claiming the body. The letter stated,
We are writing to you to kindly allow the family to perform proper and dignified last rites of Afzal Guru as per religious traditions… We would be grateful if you could inform us when the family can perform ‘Namaaz-e-Janaza’ gratitude”.
During the interview, Tabassum shared a small incident in which she asked her son if he would see his father during the execution if officials allowed him to. Ghalib’s answer to that was “no.” The incident led Tabassum to view the decision not to hand over her husband’s body to his family as a shameful act by the Indian government. Tabassum said,
In a way, Ghalib’s response made me feel like the Indian government was just humiliating itself by conducting a secret execution and not allowing us to see him or perform his last rites. And, by going there, we can only allow them to show the world that they are a great democracy. So we don’t. Yiman Gas roy-e-siyahigasinn (They must be ashamed). ”
in memory of husband
In an interview, Tabassum recalled Afzal’s appearance after his arrest on December 15, 2001, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. According to her, he resembles Aamir Khan from the film Mangal Pandey (2005). According to Tabassum, Afzal wrote a letter to her father in 2005, asking him to find another marriage partner for her. Tabassum recalled the letter and said:
I am angry. Who is he to say this to me? I never asked for a divorce. ”
According to Tabassum, Afzal wrote her many letters while incarcerated.
In an interview, Tabassum recalled the poetic side of her husband, Afzal Guru, and recited a couplet he once recited to her:
Walkert [he used to say]:
Khaak ho jayenge hum, Tumko khabar ho ne tak.[I would have turned into soil,By the time the news reaches you]”.
Afzal was involved in the attack – did Tabassum know?
In the interview, Tabassum did not refute the fact that Afzal was involved in the attack, which she had suspicions about, but she also did not try to confront and stop him. Tabassum said,
I won’t lie. I suspected it, but I never checked, asked, or stopped him. ”
She also expressed anger at the decision to execute her husband, saying:
I agree, he’s not entirely innocent, but does he really deserve the death penalty? What about the people who actually shot these people? Are they free to walk away? ”
Tabassum’s life in Sopore
Tabassum revealed in an interview that after Afzal’s execution, she was almost placed under house arrest, with security forces monitoring her 24/7. She also mentioned that security forces frequently visited her home for inspections. she says,
They walked up and down my carpet and their dirty boots were everywhere. Now, I laugh and tell them, ‘Come in, this is your own house. ‘
Facts/Trivia
- Afzal used to call Tabassum “Pyaari”.
- In an interview, Tabassum shared the days when she visited Afzal in Tihar jail, when Afzal told her that she had made herself so strong that he did not see her cry. Afzal once said,
Bi wuch’ha zanh tchenyen aetchan manz oash (I wish I could see the tears in your eyes). Tche tchai kan’yu waenij baneymich (Your heart has turned to stone). ”
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