NRI pays Rs 1 cr to save Indian man on death row

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Updated At : 12:48 PM Jun 04, 2021 IST

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Abu Dhabi: Becks Krishnan, a 45-year-old Indian who was on a death row in the UAE for killing a Sudanese boy in a road accident in 2012, was saved by NRI businessman and philanthropist MA Yusuffali, who helped to pay “blood money” amounting to nearly Rs1 crore. PTI

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