Arjun Jadhav, the state’s last hangman, died after a brief illness at the civil hospital in Solapur on Monday night without fulfilling his last wish: to hang Ajmal Amir Qasab.

In an exclusive interview to MiD DAY in May 2010, Jadhav, known as the ‘Phasi Man’, had expressed his desire to execute Qasab.u00a0His daughter Durga said Jadhav (77) was shifted to City Hospital after he complained of uneasiness four to five days ago.u00a0