17 Indians On Death Row

Seventeen people from Punjab and Haryana, who were on death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), landed at Delhi airport today after they were freed by a court.

Seventeen Indians, 16 of them from Punjab, who were on a death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since 2010 on charges of murdering a Pakistani national, have been freed by a Sharjah court and will return home today.

The 17 Indians on death row in UAE for killing a Pakistani may soon see freedom as arbitrating members of the Indian community have reached a preliminary understanding with victim's family over payment of Pakistani Rupees 8 crore as blood money.

A proposal to settle the case involving 17 Indians, who have appealed the death penalty for killing a Pakistani in Sharjah has been refused, according to the lawyer representing the defendants.Bindu Suresh Chettur said the family of the Pakistani man told the court that they were ready to accept compensation including blood money but we refused bec...

The Sharjah Appeals Court has postponed the hearing of an appeal by 17 Indians against their death sentence for killing a Pakistani man till December 30, the lawyer handling the case for the Indians has said."The prosecution presented the CD containing the reconstruction of the scene of the crime that we had asked for but the police officials that ...

Seventeen Indians, sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani, were today allowed to have a Punjabi translator by the Sharjah Court of Appeal which also adjourned the case to June 16."They were asked to either plead guilty or innocent but the convicts said they don't understand any language other than Punjabi. The court then agreed to allow us a Pu...

Seeking justice, 17 Indian youth on the death row in UAE have alleged before human rights activists from India that they are being tortured.

The issue of 17 Indians awarded death sentence by a court in Sharjah was raised in Lok Sabha today, with a Congress member demanding the matter be taken up at the diplomatic level.

An appeal was on Thursday filed on behalf of the 17 Indians who were recently found guilty by a Sharjah court of killing a Pakistani national and injuring three of his compatriots. The appeal was filed in a Sharjah Court of Appeals, India's Consul-General Sanjay Verma has said.

An appeal is likely to be filed on Wednesday in UAE on behalf of 17 Indians facing death sentence there for killing a Pakistani.

The Punjab government on Thursday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to make an appeal to the highest Constitutional Authority in UAE to pardon 17 Indians who have been sentenced to death on the charges of killing a Pakistani.

Ranjit Kaur has ten days to fight against the death sentence given to her husband and 16 other Indians in Sharjah for killing a Pakistani in January, 2009.

Desperate families of 17 Indians on a death row in the UAE ask for the government's help for the safe release of their loved ones.

Seventeen Indians sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani national in UAE have been assured that the Government of India will stand by them if they appeal in a higher court.

India gets consular access to 17 Indians on death row in UAE and the government may appeal to a higher court.

Seventeen people from Punjab and Haryana, who were on death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), landed at Delhi airport today after they were freed by a court.

Seventeen Indians, 16 of them from Punjab, who were on a death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since 2010 on charges of murdering a Pakistani national, have been freed by a Sharjah court and will return home today.

The 17 Indians on death row in UAE for killing a Pakistani may soon see freedom as arbitrating members of the Indian community have reached a preliminary understanding with victim's family over payment of Pakistani Rupees 8 crore as blood money.

A proposal to settle the case involving 17 Indians, who have appealed the death penalty for killing a Pakistani in Sharjah has been refused, according to the lawyer representing the defendants.Bindu Suresh Chettur said the family of the Pakistani man told the court that they were ready to accept compensation including blood money but we refused bec...

The Sharjah Appeals Court has postponed the hearing of an appeal by 17 Indians against their death sentence for killing a Pakistani man till December 30, the lawyer handling the case for the Indians has said."The prosecution presented the CD containing the reconstruction of the scene of the crime that we had asked for but the police officials that ...

Seventeen Indians, sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani, were today allowed to have a Punjabi translator by the Sharjah Court of Appeal which also adjourned the case to June 16."They were asked to either plead guilty or innocent but the convicts said they don't understand any language other than Punjabi. The court then agreed to allow us a Pu...

Seeking justice, 17 Indian youth on the death row in UAE have alleged before human rights activists from India that they are being tortured.

The issue of 17 Indians awarded death sentence by a court in Sharjah was raised in Lok Sabha today, with a Congress member demanding the matter be taken up at the diplomatic level.

An appeal was on Thursday filed on behalf of the 17 Indians who were recently found guilty by a Sharjah court of killing a Pakistani national and injuring three of his compatriots. The appeal was filed in a Sharjah Court of Appeals, India's Consul-General Sanjay Verma has said.

An appeal is likely to be filed on Wednesday in UAE on behalf of 17 Indians facing death sentence there for killing a Pakistani.

The Punjab government on Thursday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to make an appeal to the highest Constitutional Authority in UAE to pardon 17 Indians who have been sentenced to death on the charges of killing a Pakistani.

Ranjit Kaur has ten days to fight against the death sentence given to her husband and 16 other Indians in Sharjah for killing a Pakistani in January, 2009.

Desperate families of 17 Indians on a death row in the UAE ask for the government's help for the safe release of their loved ones.

Seventeen Indians sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani national in UAE have been assured that the Government of India will stand by them if they appeal in a higher court.

India gets consular access to 17 Indians on death row in UAE and the government may appeal to a higher court.