Ten Indians, facing execution in the United Arab Emirates for murdering a Pakistani man, may soon return home as their death sentences were commuted to prison terms after a charity paid the blood money to the family of the victim.<br/><br/>The ten men, who are from Punjab, were sentenced to death in October last year. 'The Al Ain Court of Appeals sentenced two of the men to three-and-a-half years in jail and three others to three-year jail terms. Two others will now have to serve one-and-a-half years in prison and the remaining three persons will be jailed one year each.<br/><br/>Dinesh Kumar, First Secretary for Community Affairs at the Indian Embassy, said that the verdict is a relief to the accused, who have been in jail since July 2015 and were sentenced to death in October 2016, and their families.<br/><br/>An Indian charity organisation, Sarbat Da Bhala Charitable Trust, has already deposited the blood money in court on behalf of the accused.<br/><br/>The Indians allegedly killed the Pakistani man during a brawl over bootlegging in Al Ain.
News On AIR | May 26, 2017 6:39 PM
Death sentence of 10 Indian murder convicts commuted in UAE