Government has decided to assist the families of 17 Indians awarded death sentence in UAE . Terming the development as very unfortunate the death sentence to 17 Indians in UAE for killing a Pakistani,External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today 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. The minister also said, the government has got consular access to all 17 and they are keeping good health.