Government has decided to assist the families of 17 Indians awarded death sentence in UAE . Terming the development as very unfortunate, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has instructed his ministry to assist them in filing an appeal and also bear all the expenses involved.<br/><br/> As many as 17 Indians, mostly hailing from Punjab, have been sentenced to death by Sharjah's Shariah court for killing a Pakistani man and injuring three others in an alleged fight over illegal alcohol business.<br/><br/> The minister also said, the government has got consular access to all 17 and they are keeping good health.<br/>