A plea before the Delhi High Court has sought directions to remove the graves of terrorists Mohammad Afzal Guru and Mohammad Maqbool Bhatt, who were awarded death penalty and executed in Tihar jail, from the prison premises.
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The plea sought directions to the authorities to relocate the mortal remains, if necessary, to a secret location to prevent “glorification of terrorism” and misuse of jail premises.
The plea filed by Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh and one Jitendra Singh claimed the continued existence of these graves inside a state-controlled prison was “illegal, unconstitutional, and against public interest”.
The plea said presence of these graves turned the Tihar central jail into a site of “radical pilgrimage” where extremist elements gather to venerate convicted terrorists.
