Shabnam Hanging Case: Mathura Jail Prepares for First Execution of Female Prisoner in Independent India

The jail administration has initiated preparations to execute a death sentence in Mathura jail, which could mark the first hanging of a female prisoner in independent India.

The death row convict slated for execution is Shabnam, a resident of Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, who was convicted along with her lover Salim for the brutal murder of seven family members in April 2008.

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Background of the Case

On the intervening night of April 14–15, 2008, in the small village of Bawankhedi near Hasanpur in Amroha, Shabnam and her lover Salim drugged and axed to death seven members of her family—her father Master Shaukat, mother Hashmi, brothers Anees and Rashid, sister-in-law Anjum, sister Rabia, and her 10-month-old nephew Arsh.

The murders were carried out because the family strongly opposed their relationship. The trial court sentenced them to death in July 2010, a decision subsequently upheld by the Allahabad High Court, the Supreme Court, and finally sealed by the rejection of their mercy petition by the President of India.

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Mathura Jail Preparations

While the female hanging house in Mathura Jail was constructed nearly 150 years ago, no female execution has taken place there since independence. Senior jail authorities confirmed that execution preparations and orders for specialized ropes have been initiated, pending the issuance of a formal death warrant.

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Trial Highlights:

• The case involved cross-examinations spanning nearly 100 dates with 29 prosecution witnesses.
• District Judge S.A.A. Hussaini convicted both accused on July 14, 2010, and sentenced them to death on July 15, 2010, following a comprehensive 160-page judgment.
• Shabnam is currently lodged in Bareilly Jail, while Salim is incarcerated in Agra Jail.

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