JALANDHAR: Fourteen Punjabis and one person from Bihar, who were awarded capital punishment in two separate cases of bootlegging and murder, were saved from execution by a Dubai-based hotelier and philanthropist. While 14 have already been reunited with families, one is expected to return in a few days as his documents are still being prepared.
Presenting them before the media in
Jalandhar, Dubai-based S P Singh Oberoi said Punjabi youths who go to the
UAE should learn to not fall into the trap of bootleggers. He said bootlegging was leading to clashes between groups and if somebody died in a clash, it would lead to capital punishment under the tough laws of the land. He said they were facing capital punishment in Sharjah for the November 2011 murder of a man from UP's Azamgarh.
I n another case, 10 Punjabis were to be executed for the murder of a Pakistani national in
Abu Dhabi. They were sentenced to death in October 2016.
Oberoi said he had approached the families of the deceased and negotiations were held to persuade them to accept the blood money as provided by the law there. He said a hefty amount was paid through Sarbat Da Bhala Trust as blood money and the courts in the UAE accepted the compromise after which the men were released.
Oberoi, who has till now saved 93
Indians from execution in UAE after paying around Rs 20 crore, said his trust had offices in all districts and before going to UAE people could check with them to know the credentials of companies.
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