Tihar jail received copy of the black warrant late in the

evening of February 6 and authorities got a letter ready to be sent to Guru's family past midnight at 12:10 AM(February 7), jail sources said, adding, effectively, the letter was sent to the family on the morning of February 7. The letter contained date and time of execution. When asked whether the authorities got confirmation of the receipt of the letter, the jail sources said they did not have any information in this regard. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde communicated to Omar about Guru's execution at 8 PM on the night previous to the hanging. Home Secretary R K Singh also spoke to J and K DGP Ashok Prasad at the same time on the subject telling him that it should be found out from the family the next morning whether the letters from the Centre had reached them. The sources said the Centre's communication on Guru's mercy petition being rejected by the President was sent to the family on February seven and about his Saturday hanging on February 8. Union Minister of State for Home RPN Singh said it was incorrect to say that the family was not informed about the hanging. "As far as I know, the family was told and they knew it," he told a TV channel. Singh replied in the affirmative when asked whether the body of Guru was deliberately not returned to the family. Shinde said yesterday the President rejected the mercy petition of Guru on February 3 and after that he gave his approval on February 4 and the date and timing was confirmed by a judicial official.