Punjab:
Seventeen Indians have been sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani national in Sharjah in January last year in a scuffle over illegal liquor in which one person died and three others were injured. Kuldeep Singh and Ravinder Singh from Punjab are among the 17 on death row.
The Sharjah courts have awarded the death sentence based on DNA reportsand eyewitness accounts. Their families say they are innocent. Theywant the Indian government to intervene and help them get their sonsback.
Kuldeep Singh who is one of the Indians on death row in Dubai is from Khukhrana village in Punjab and who went to the UAE to shore up his family's meager income. Kuldeep's family says he never mentioned the incident and they got to know about it through the media.
They believe he is innocent and want the Indian government to help them.
Kuldeep's mother, Jaswinder Kaur says, "My child is not capable of doing this. He has not killed anyone. He has been accused wrongly. Someone has framed him. He can't do this. I just want my child to come home safely."
"We are poor. After collecting money from relatives and friends, we had sent him abroad to Dubai", adds Nachhatar Singh, Kuldeep's uncle.
Ravinder Singh, another accused was arrested by UAE police while he was trying to leave for India. His family, also, feels that he has been wrongly accused and is now worried for his life.
Manjinder Kaur, Ravinder's sister says, "Only we know what we have been through after hearing about this sentence. We appeal to the government to help us. My brother has been wrongly accused."
Foreign minister S M Krishna has promised to give the Indians accused consular assistance and other ways to appeal in higher court. (Read: Govt promises help to Indians on death row)
The Sharjah courts have awarded the death sentence based on DNA reportsand eyewitness accounts. Their families say they are innocent. Theywant the Indian government to intervene and help them get their sonsback.
Kuldeep Singh who is one of the Indians on death row in Dubai is from Khukhrana village in Punjab and who went to the UAE to shore up his family's meager income. Kuldeep's family says he never mentioned the incident and they got to know about it through the media.
They believe he is innocent and want the Indian government to help them.
Kuldeep's mother, Jaswinder Kaur says, "My child is not capable of doing this. He has not killed anyone. He has been accused wrongly. Someone has framed him. He can't do this. I just want my child to come home safely."
"We are poor. After collecting money from relatives and friends, we had sent him abroad to Dubai", adds Nachhatar Singh, Kuldeep's uncle.
Ravinder Singh, another accused was arrested by UAE police while he was trying to leave for India. His family, also, feels that he has been wrongly accused and is now worried for his life.
Manjinder Kaur, Ravinder's sister says, "Only we know what we have been through after hearing about this sentence. We appeal to the government to help us. My brother has been wrongly accused."
Foreign minister S M Krishna has promised to give the Indians accused consular assistance and other ways to appeal in higher court. (Read: Govt promises help to Indians on death row)
