Seventeen Indians, whose death sentences for killing a Pakistani were revoked after the blood money was paid, were sent back to a Sharjah jail in the wake of demands for compensation by two men injured in the same incident, days before they were to fly back home.
The 17 Indians, mostly from Punjab, were pardoned after over `4 crore was paid as blood money to the victim’s family. They now face a travel ban owing to a “technical error”, the law firm handling the case has said.
“It’s a technical error in the judgment document which can only be rectified by a higher court in Abu Dhabi,” a lawyer from Mohamed Salman Advocates and Legal Consultants said.
According to the lawyer, even though the authorities are keen to close the case, getting dates will take some time. — PTI