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Lankan man executed in UAE - Foreign Report
Jan 21, 201410:44 PM
A Sri Lankan expatriate was executed in the UAE on Tuesday for the murder of an Emirati resident, foreign media reported.
Ravinda Krishna Pillai, a 19-year-old male electrician, was convicted of premeditated murder after he was found guilty of fatally running over the Emirati in an SUV during an argument between the two, Arabian Business confirmed.
The execution, believed to have been by firing squad, took place this morning in Sharjah.
A leading official told Arabian Business that authorities had made every effort to persuade the victim’s family to accept Pillai’s offer of blood money but they insisted on the death penalty being enforced.
