Between all the media glare and sudden fame to which Pawan Jallad has shot to, the harsh reality remains that he would still be the same poor father of seven children who, in spite of serving the society in his own way and carrying forward the very different family profession of being a state executioner, the Jallad in its fourth generation.
Kallu Jallad had carried out some very talked-about hangings like that of assassins of late PM Indira Gandhi (Satwant and Beant Singh) and Ranga and Billa (Sanjay-Geeta Chopra case). (Image courtesy: Dharmatma/Feroz Khan)
Pawan Jallad, the hangman who has caught sudden limelight after the hangings for the four accused of the Nirbhaya case were announced by the Apex court, was just an ordinary poor man striving to earn a living for his family of nine members until now.
Between all the media glare and sudden fame which Pawan Jallad has received, the harsh reality remains that he would still be the same poor father of seven children who, in spite of serving the society in his own way and carrying forward the very different family profession of being a state executioner, the Jallad in its fourth generation.
Poverty is what Pawan has inherited from his forefathers. Pawan’s grandfather, the iconic Kallu Jallad, used to get Rs 1000 per month from the jail authorities and Rs 500 per hanging with a complimentary bottle of liquor.
Prasanta Patnaik