By IANS,
Dubai : Seventeen Indians have been sentenced to death by a court in Sharjah for killing a Pakistani man and injuring three others in January 2009 following a fight over illegal liquor business, a media report said Monday.
The murder took place in Al Sajaa area of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Judge Yousuf Al Hamadi Sunday sentenced the Indians after
evidence, DNA tests included, showed they had knifed the Pakistani to death, the Khaleej Times reported on its website.
The victim died of wounds after being stabbed repeatedly in various parts of the body. He also suffered brain damage, police said.
The Indians had also attempted to kill three of the victim’s compatriots but they managed to escape. The convicted men are between 17 and 30 years of age.
According to the three Pakistanis who survived, 50 people attacked them with knives. Police intervened and arrested the 17 Indians who allegedly led the attack. The others were let off due to lack of evidence.
The identity of the Indians was not disclosed.