Pakistani Family Pardons 10 Indians For Murdering Son In UAE; Indian Charity Deposits Blood Money
On behalf of the accused, an Indian charity organisation deposited the blood money in the court and the case has been adjourned for further hearing on April 12.
Ten Indian youths have been pardoned by a Pakistan family for killing their son in the United Arab Emirates in 2015. The victim¡¯s family from Pakistan have accepted blood money amounting to 2,00,000 dirhams and agreed to pardon the convicts, say media reports.
Mohammad Riaz, the father of Mohammad Farhan, appeared in the Al Ain appeals court on March 22 and submitted a letter of consent to pardon the accused Indians, a senior Indian Embassy official told Gulf News on Sunday.
¡°It was unfortunate that I lost my son. I appeal the young generation not to indulge in such fights. I have forgiven these 10 individuals. In fact, Allah has saved their lives. Lives of at least 10 people, including a wife and children, hinge [financially] on one person [who comes to work in the UAE],¡± Riaz said.
On behalf of the accused, an Indian charity organisation deposited the blood money in the court and the case has been adjourned for further hearing on April 12, said Dinesh Kumar, Counsellor, Community Affairs at the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
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Kumar said that the court may commute the death sentence.
On December 8, 2016, the murder allegedly occurred during a brawl over bootlegging in Al Ain in December 2015. Eleven men from Punjab were convicted in the case but one was spared the death sentence.
All the convicted young Indian men are from poor families and worked in Al Ain as plumbers, electricians, carpenters and masons.
