Abu Dhabi, March 27 : A heart-rending case of compassion and humanity was what unraveled in the story of the 10 Indian youth who are imprisoned in UAE for allegedly murdering a Pakistani man in 2015. If according to Shari'a law, as practiced across the Arab countries, these 10 men stand to get executed. But not anymore!!
The tremendous human potential to forgive and live on has once again played up -- The family of the Pakistani man has pardoned the convicts facing death sentence.
The father of the victim, Mohammad Farhan, appeared in the Al Ain Appeals Court and submitted a letter of consent to pardon the Indians, an Indian Embassy official told the Gulf News.
On behalf of the accused, it was an Indian charity that deposited the blood money in the court and the case has been adjourned for further hearing on April 12, said Dinesh Kumar, an official at the embassy in Abu Dhabi.
"It is expected that the court may commute the death sentence," he said.
Why did the Pakistani family get to such a decision, the father says - " I do not want 10 other Indian families to face the same tragic fate"
The Indian men, from Punjab, were convicted in October 2016 for killing Farhan during a brawl in 2015, said the report.
The blood money as compensation to the victim's family was arranged by Dubai-based Indian businessman S.P.S. Oberoi, chairman of Sarbat Da Bhala Charitable Trust.
Oberoi said his Pakistani manager travelled to Peshawar and spoke to the family and their relatives to secure the pardon.
All the convicted young Indian men were from poor families and worked in the UAE's Al Ain city as plumbers, electricians, carpenters and masons, said the report.
Most were in their 20s and had paid huge sums to recruitment agents in India to secure a visa to reach the United Arab Emirates.
-- With inputs from IANS
