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List of people 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] In 2015, 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. Rattan Bai Jain, executed on 3 January 1955 at Tihar Jail, is presumed to be the first and only woman executed in independent India.[5][6]

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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.

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No. Name Date Age Location Capital offence(s) Notes Source
At execution At offence Prison State
1 Raghuraj Singh 9 September 1947 27 Jabalpur Central Jail Central Provinces and Berar Murder [3]
2 Mahantappa Gangappa 30 December 1947 30 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State
3 Singavarapu Mahalakshmudu 3 April 1948 32 Rajahmundry Central Prison Madras Presidency
4 Bhavana Venkadu 13 April 1948 40
5 Kancharagunta Subbaiah 24 April 1948 28
6 Kalidindi Venkata Narasimha Raju 17 May 1948 24
7 Basapppa Gundappa Hadignal 31 July 1948 35 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State
8 Uppara Bala Obigan Subanna 13 July 1949 60 Rajahmundry Central Prison Madras Presidency
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 10 October 1949 24
15 Hanmanth Bhimappa Bhaskari 17 October 1949 35 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State
16 Nathuram Godse 15 November 1949 39 37 Ambala Central Jail East Punjab Murder Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
17 Narayan 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
20 Vithoba Krishna Thorat 8 February 1951 62
21 Roshonlal 20 October 1951 NA NA Alipore Jail West Bengal Murder Murders of Moni Sharma and Bela Sharma
22 Sidappa Basavaneppa Shiddanavar 17 December 1951 25 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State
23 Shyama Charan Shukla/Sukul 21 June 1952 N/a N/a Alipore Central Jail West Bengal First person executed in West Bengal [3][7]
24 Dyayappa Adivappa Dadi 22 August 1953 28 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
25 Rattan Bai Jain 3 January 1955 35 Tihar Jail New Delhi Murder of 3 girls First woman executed in independent India [8]
26 Ram Chariter Show 7 January 1955 N/a N/a Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
27 Shivarudrappa Virbhadrappa

Bhandigani

 15 December 1955 21 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State
28 Hanmanth Bhimappa Sullanavar 19 December 1955 40
29 Yallappa Nilappa Annigeri 30 December 1955 35
30 Birendra Nath Dutta 28 January 1956 N/a N/a Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3][7]
31 Tippanna Ningappa Agsar 16 May 1956 50 Belgaum Central Jail Bombay State [3]
32 Pandurang Tatyasaheb Shinde 18 June 1956 40
33 Sadashiv Satteppa Khanchanale 9 July 1956 27
34 Bhimappa Shivarayappa Nandi 31 July 1956 39
35 Yallappa Somappa Nandi 19
36 Parasappa Somappa Nandi 28
37 Dundappa Basappa Bhadrashetti 11 September 1956 32
38 Gopal Chandra Ghosh 8 February 1957 N/a N/a Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal
39 Shew Prasad alias Lall 20 December 1957 N/a N/a
40 Shamsher Sheikh 10 May 1958 N/a N/a Alipore Central Jail [3][7]
41 Sher Mohammad N/a N/a
42 Abdul Khaleque 12 May 1958 N/a N/a Presidency Correctional Home [3]
43 Asgar Ali alias Ashu N/a N/a
44 Gura Sahu/Guna Show 29 May 1958 N/a N/a Alipore Central Jail [3][7]
45 Bachan Singh 23 June 1958 N/a N/a Tihar Jail, New Delhi Delhi [3][9]
46 Ajit Bose 9 August 1958 N/a N/a Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal [3]
47 Dhanamath Guru alias Badis 18 August 1958 47 Berhampore Circle Jail Orissa
48 Fakir Ahamed 8 November 1958 N/a N/a Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal
49 Bipin Bihari Sarkar 24 January 1959 N/a N/a
50 Bishnu Charan Saha N/a N/a
51 Pyare Lal 16 June 1959 N/a N/a Tihar Jail, New Delhi Delhi [3][9]
52 Gurunath Govindrao Deshpande 27 July 1959 31 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State [3]
53 Ram Gopal 21 September 1959 N/a N/a Tihar Jail, New Delhi Delhi [3][9]
54 Bholanath Choudhury/Sadhukhan 23 September 1959 Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3][7]
55 Yamanappa Tippanna Savadi 29 February 1960 35 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State [3]
56 Chinthala Gangula Reddy 10 August 1960 30 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh
57 Pulagam Ramarao 12 September 1960 18
58 Dhan Bhadur 11 October 1960 N/a N/a Jammu District Jail Jammu and Kashmir
59 Bhadur Singh N/a N/a
60 Lalsing Mahasing Gurkha 21 November 1960 30 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State
61 Narain Singh 7 December 1960 N/a N/a Tihar Jail, New Delhi Delhi [3][9]
62 Jampana Satyanarayana Raju 24 January 1961 30 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
63 Sahidul Rahaman 1 April 1961 N/a N/a Dum Dum Central Correctional Home West Bengal
64 Durga Prasad Katik N/a N/a
65 Bandi Mungulu 11 April 1961 35 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh
66 Aditya Narayan Chatterjee 2 June 1961 N/a N/a Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal
67 Boya Danja Yerramala 17 October 1961 24 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh
68 Md. Sharif 13 November 1961 N/a N/a Tihar Jail, New Delhi Delhi [3][9]
69 Attar Singh 4 January 1962 N/a N/a Jammu District Jail Jammu and Kashmir [3]
70 Ramdeo Kurmi 12 February 1962 Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3][7]
71 Sovan Mati/Shovan alias Palan Mali
72 Sudama Singh 21 May 1962 N/a N/a Dum Dum Central Correctional Home Murder Murders of two men [3]
73 Ram Sankar Singh N/a N/a
74 Sanivarapu Venkateswarlu Reddy 26 May 1962 19 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh
75 Babulal Das alias Bhuku Das 8 June 1962 N/a N/a Presidency Correctional Home West Bengal
76 Kummara Eswarppa 10 September 1962 40 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh
77 Ediga 21 December 1962 45 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State
78 Chintehalapudi Andiah 9 January 1963 40 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh
79 Sk. Babu Sahib 16 January 1963 30
80 Hamam Singh 19 June 1963 N/a N/a Tihar Jail Delhi [3][9]
81 Bhagwan Singh N/a N/a
82 Arjunen alias Polka Damb 29 June 1963 22 Berhampore Circle Jail Orissa [3]
83 Nagappa Sahebgoudar Patil 26 July 1963 42 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State
84 Sitaram Kaher 1 September 1963 Alipore Central Jail West Bengal
85 Sultan Mondal 22 October 1963 N/a N/a Presidency Correctional Home
86 Ram Singh 13 March 1964 N/a N/a Tihar Jail Delhi [3][9]
87 Sohan Singh 31 March 1964 N/a N/a
88 Boya Sanajjimmappa 8 May 1964 32 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh [3]
89 Yashwant Bandu koli 10 August 1964 45 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State
90 Khetra Mohan Dhali 12 August 1964 Alipore Central Jail West Bengal
91 Sathi Venkaiah 23 November 1964 50 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh
92 Bhramar Singh/Bhomour Singh 1 April 1965 Alipore Central Jail West Bengal [3][7]
93 Suman Singh/Samundar Singh
94 Gansa Pahan 7 June 1965 N/a N/a Presidency Correctional Home [3]
95 Jwala Ran 29 December 1965 N/a N/a Patiala Central Jail
96 Srichand 26 October 1966 N/a N/a Tihar Jail Delhi [3][9]
97 Manzoor Ahmad N/a N/a
98 Lochan Pal 26 July 1967 N/a N/a
99 Hasansab Imamsab Jatagar 17 August 1967 42 Belgaum Central Jail Mysore State [3]
100 Maslansab Dadasab Jatagar 40
101 Abdul Fakirsab Jatagar 40
102 Polanki Ayyanna 28 February 1968 40 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh
103 Kurra Chakram 30
104 Madkami Mala 18 May 1968 37 Berhampore Circle Jail Orissa
105 Rayi alias Rayi Narasaih 19 June 1968 50 Rajahmundry Central Prison Andhra Pradesh
106 Penbnagonda Chinna Chenna Reddy 8 August 1968 42
107 Sucha Singh Bassi 21 September 1970 Rohtak Central Prison Punjab Murder Assassination of Partap Singh Kairon [10]
108 Nahar Singh "Fauji"
109 Baldev Singh
110 Dharam Singh 22 January 1971 N/a N/a Patiala Central Jail [3]
111 Raghab Naik 3 August 1971 43 Berhampore Circle Jail Orissa
112 Jai Chand 7 October 1974 N/a N/a Tihar Jail Delhi [3][9]
113 Hukum Chand N/a N/a
114 Malakendra Ramachandra Patil 20 June 1975 40 Belgaum Central Jail Karnataka [3]
115 Sambhaji Vithal Patil 26
116 Shivaji Vithal Patil 24
117 Girimallappa Rudrappa Madgalli 24
118 Rajappa Pandappa Nannavar 25
119 Vemenappa Bhimappa Madar 55
120 Bhumaiah Goud 1 December 1975 48 45 Musheerabad Jail Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana) Murder
121 Kishtaiah Goud 43 40
122 Nambi Kishtappa February 1976 N/a N/a Rajahmundry Central Jail Andhra Pradesh Murder Last convict executed in Andhra Pradesh
123 Mohinder Singh 6 February 1976 N/a N/a Patiala Central Jail
124 Upendra Rajkhowa, former judge 14 February 1976 Murder Murder of his wife and 4 daughters Assam
125 Laxman Ram 31 October 1976 N/a N/a Jammu District Jail Jammu and Kashmir
126 Amrit Bhushan Gupta 18 January 1977 N/a N/a Tihar Jail Delhi [3][9]
127 Shiv Mohan 7 April 1977 N/a N/a
128 Baksis Singh 1 December 1977 N/a N/a
129 Joseph Peter alias Kumar 28 January 1978 N/a N/a Central Jail, Aguada [3]
130 Sidrai Siddappa Sonnad 18 March 1978 34 Belgaum Central Jail Karnataka
140 Khubanna Jakkappa Godekar 42
141 Sabu Balappa Jaljannavar 30
142 Dundappa Kashappa Managadi 35
143 Basappa Shivappa Hadimani 25
144 Kampatimar Shankariya 16 May 1979 27 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan Murder Murder of over 70 people in 1977–1978
145 Azhakesan 1979 Central Prison, Poojappura Kerala Killing of toddlers as part of black magic [11]
146 Kuljeet Singh alias Ranga 31 January 1982 Tihar Jail Delhi Kidnapping and Murder Geeta and Sanjay Chopra kidnapping case [3][12]
147 Jasbir Singh alias Billa
148 Balbir Singh 27 April 1983 N/a N/a Patiala Central Jail [3]
149 Mehar Chand 3 May 1983 63 57–62 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan Murder Murder of 5 people of the same family over a property dispute
150 Surjit Singh alias Jagjit Singh 6 May 1983 N/a N/a Patiala Central Jail
151 Ujagar Singh alias Santa Singh 9 October 1983 Tihar Jail Delhi [3][9]
152 Kartar Singh
153 Hanamanth Laxmappa Mallyar 9 November 1983 27 Belgaum Central Jail Karnataka [3]
154 Rajendra Jakkal 27 November 1983 Yerwada Central Jail Maharashtra Murder Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders
155 Dilip Dhyanoba Sutar
156 Shantaram Kanhoji Jagtap
157 Munawar Harun Shah
158 Maqbool Bhat 11 February 1984 45 28 Tihar Jail Delhi Murder [3]
159 Gulzar Singh 14 June 1988 N/a N/a Patiala Central Jail Punjab Murder and treason
160 Bhajan Singh N/a N/a
161 Raj Kumar 5 July 1988 N/a N/a
162 Baba Balyogi alias Ganpat 14 July 1988 29 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan Rape and murder
163 Paramhans Yadav 1988 Bihar Murder Convicted of killing Gopalganj DM MPN Sharma
164 Satwant Singh 6 January 1989 27 22 Tihar Jail Delhi Assassination of Indira Gandhi
165 Kehar Singh Conspiracy to murder
166 Gurcharan Singh 16 June 1989 Patiala Central Jail Punjab Murder Last persons to be executed in Punjab [3][13][14]
167 Pritam Singh
168 Gulab Singh 28 June 1989 N/a N/a Ambala Central Jail Haryana Last person to be executed in Haryana [3][15]
169 Umaid Singh alias Umaida Ram 8 September 1989 45 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan [3]
170 V Balakrishnan 16 March 1990 32 25 Central Prison, Kannur Kerala Murder 1984 Vakeri murder of 4 people [4][16]
171 Ripper Chandran 6 July 1991 40 Murder and rape Serial killer in Kasaragod district and South Canara who murdered around 18 persons in the model of Jack the Ripper [17][18]
172 Kartick Seal/Sil 21 August 1991 Alipore Central Jail West Bengal Murder Murder of 8 members of a family, including one woman and child, in 1987 [3][19][20]
173 Sukumar Burman alias Sutku
174 Ranjeet Singh 28 November 1991 32 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan Mass murder along with Syo Lal [3]
175 Syo Lal 76 Murder of his brother and his family members for property dispute
176 Raj Gopal 10 February 1992 N/a N/a Jammu District Jail Jammu and Kashmir Murder of his father and step brother
177 Sukhdev Singh Sukha 9 October 1992 30 23 Yerwada Central Jail Maharashtra Murder of General Arun Shridhar Vaidya, Lalit Maken and Arjun Dass
178 Harjinder Singh Jinda 31 24
179 Laxman Naik 16 July 1994 36 Berhampore Circle Jail Orissa Rape and murder Rape and murder of minor girl in forest while intoxicated [3]
180 Bheru Singh 20 August 1994 40 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan Murder Murdered his wife Smt Kajodbai, his two daughters, one son
181 Auto Shankar 27 April 1995 41 34 Salem Central Prison Tamil Nadu Murder of 6 persons, over a period of two years in 1988–1989
182 Suresh Chandra Bahri 12 June 1995 Bhagalpur Central Jail Bihar Multiple account of murders of family members, including his wife Usha Bahri and children with help of his two friends. [21]
183 Ramchandra alias Ravjee 4 May 1996 29 Jaipur Central Jail Rajasthan Murder of 5 persons, including his pregnant wife and 3 children on 6 May 1993 [3][22][23]
184 Surja Ram 7 April 1997 52 Murder of 5 persons; his brother, sister-in-law, their 2 sons and an aunt [3][23][24]
185 Kanta Prasad Tiwari 27 May 1997 Jabalpur Central Prison Madhya Pradesh Rape and murder Rape and murder of 8 years old niece in state of being drunk. [25]
186 Dhananjoy Chatterjee 14 August 2004 39 25 Alipore Jail, Kolkata West Bengal Rape and murder of 18-year-old Hetal Parekh on 5 March 1990 [3][26]
187 Ajmal Kasab 21 November 2012 25 21 Yerwada Central Jail Maharashtra Murder, terrorist acts and waging war against the Government of India. 2008 Mumbai attacks surviving terrorist only [27]
188 Afzal Guru 9 February 2013 43 32 Tihar Jail Delhi Conspiracy of waging war against the Government Of India 2001 Indian Parliament attack [3]
189 Yakub Memon 30 July 2015 53 30 Central Jail, Nagpur Maharashtra 1993 Bombay bombings [28]
190 Mukesh Singh 20 March 2020 32 25 Tihar Jail Delhi Gang Rape and Murder 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder [29]
191 Akshay Thakur 31 24
192 Vinay Sharma 26 19
193 Pawan Gupta 26 19
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