New Delhi (AsiaNews) – After the execution of Shahzadi Khan, a 33-year-old Indian domestic worker, two other Indian nationals from Kerala working in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were executed recently. This leaves 28 other Indians on death row.
According to UAE authorities, Muhammed Rinash Arangilottu and Muraleedharan Perumthatta Valappil were executed on 28 February after the Indian Foreign Ministry was informed of the decision. The two had been tried and convicted of murder in separate cases.
Rinash, employed in a travel agency in al-Ain, was convicted of killing an Emirati citizen. Muraleedharan, on the other hand, had been found guilty in the murder of a fellow Indian.
According to local media, 28 Indian nationals remain on death row in the Gulf country.
In an official statement, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it had provided Muhammed Rinash Arangilottu and Muraleedharan Perumthatta Valappil all possible legal assistance during their trial. The MEA also assisted family members take part in their funeral.
The Ministry also contacted Shahzadi Khan's family to arrange for relatives to attend the funeral, which took place yesterday in Abu Dhabi. However, Shahzadi's older brother, Shamsher Khan, reported that the family declined to attend but asked local authorities to provide photos of the rite.
