The UAE Court of Cassation

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: TWO KERALA NATIVES EXECUTED FOR MURDERS

March 6, 2025:

Two Indians, natives of Kerala, were executed in the UAE on February 28, 2025 after being convicted of murder. The deceased individuals were identified as Muhammed Rinash Arangilottu and Muraleedharan Perumthatta Valappil.
The UAE’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, upheld their death sentences, and the executions were carried out on February 28.
According to official sources, Rinash, a native of the Kannur district, was convicted for the murder of an Emirati national. He was working for a travel agency in Al Ain.
Muraleedharan was sentenced for killing an Indian national.
The Indian Embassy in the UAE confirmed the executions and has informed their families. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the embassy had provided all possible consular and legal assistance to the two people.
Officials are in touch with the bereaved families and are assisting them in the last rites of the deceased. An MEA release said that the Indian embassy had submitted mercy petitions but the apex court upheld the sentence.
According to reports, Rinash’s mother gave a petition to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to intervene in the case, claiming that her son accidentally committed murder while trying to escape from the torture of a mentally challenged UAE national.
Earlier, on 15 February, a woman from Uttar Pradesh was executed in Abu Dhabi after being convicted of the murder of an infant.