Jun 04, 2021 10:50 am ISTPTI, Abu Dhabi
Expatriate businessman MA Yusuf Ali, convicted of killing a Sudanese boy in a road accident in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2012, got him released from jail by paying a compensation of Rs 1 crore. Hailing from Kerala…
Expatriate businessman MA Yusuf Ali, convicted of killing a Sudanese boy in a road accident in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2012, got him released from jail by paying a compensation of Rs 1 crore. Bex Krishnan, 45, from Kerala, hit a group of children while driving recklessly in September 2012. Krishnan was given death sentence by the UAE Supreme Court after he was found guilty of murdering a Sudanese boy.
Since then, Krishnan’s family and friends were trying to get him released, but they could not do so because the victim’s family had returned to their country Sudan, due to which they could not convince them to grant pardon. After this, Krishnan’s family contacted Yusuf Ali, Chairman of Lulu Group, who obtained all the information about the case and talked to all the parties. Lulu Group said in a statement that the victim’s family finally agreed to pardon Krishnan in January 2021. After this, Yusuf Ali gave a compensation of five lakh dirhams (about one crore rupees) in the court for the release of Krishnan.
This is rebirth for me: Krishnan
Krishnan was quoted as saying in a statement that this is a rebirth for me, because I had given up all hopes of seeing the outside world and living an independent life. Now my only wish is to meet Yusuf Ali before I go to meet my family. Yusuf Ali thanked God and the generosity of the far-sighted rulers of the UAE for Krishnan’s release. He wished Krishnan a happy and peaceful life.
