It said the two men were hanged at dawn.

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The court said it would hear the case after six weeks, which means the men cannot be hanged until then.

BBC: Veerappan seen in this undated file photo.

There had been reports over the weekend that the men would be hanged on Sunday, but jail officials denied any preparations had been done.

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The opening paragraph is exemplary too: Lorimer finds a hanged man in a torched factory filled with plastic mannequins (little men).

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