17 Indians On Death Row

• 17 Indians on death row in United Arab Emirates return home after release

  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.

• 17 Indians on death row in United Arab Emirates freed, to return home today

  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.

• 17 Indians on death row to pay crores in blood money

  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.

• Indians on death row in UAE refuse settlement

  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...

• Dec 30 hearing for 17 Indians on death row

  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 ...

• 17 Indians on death row in Dubai: Hearing on June 16

  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...

• Indians on death row in UAE allege torture

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

• Death row Indians not offered help for 15 months

  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.

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  Appeal filed against death sentence to 17 Indians

  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.

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  17 Indians on death row: Appeal likely today

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

• UAE death row: Badal seeks PM's intervention

  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.

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  Families of 17 Indians on death row come together

  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.

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  Families of 17 Indians on death row seek govt help

  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.

• Govt promises help to 17 Indians on death row

  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.

• Hope for 17 Indians on death row in UAE?

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