An appeal has been filed in a Sharjah Court of Appeals against the capital punishment to 17 Indians, who were recently found guilty by the Sharjah Shariah Court of killing a Pakistani national and injuring three of his compatriots. <br/><br/>The Indian Consul General Mr. Sanjay Verma told AIR in Dubai today that Indian Consulate has hired law firm to represent the Indians. <br/><br/>Earlier the officers from the consulate met all seventeen Indians and informed that these people are keeping good health.<br/><br/>The convicted, 16 from the Punjab and one from Haryana, were recently found guilty by the Sharjah Shariah Court of killing a Pakistani national and injuring three of his compatriots allegedly during a clash in an illegal alcohol business in January 2009.