The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed the Delhi High Court that an Indian woman, Shahzadi Khan, has been executed. The woman was facing execution in Abu Dhabi in UAE over charges of killing a four-month-old child.
The ministry told the court that the 30-year-old woman was executed on February 15 as per the laws of the United Arab of Emirates.
The Additional Solicitor General told the court that the Indian embassy in UAE received the information on February 28. He told the court that her last rites are scheduled on March 5 and the Indian embassy is extending all possible help for the same.
Khan’s father Sabbir Khan had approached the court to know the current legal status and her daughter’s well-being. Shahzadi was a resident of Banda in Uttar Pradesh.
After the MEA’s submission, the court disposed of the matter while terming it as “sad and “unfortunate.”
Shahzadi Khan, who was imprisoned in Abu Dhabi’s Al Wathba jail, was sentenced to death by a court for the death of a child who was under her care.
Plea moved through advocate Ali Md Maaz stated that in December 2021, Shabbir Khan’s daughter obtained a visa and traveled to Abu Dhabi, with a transit in Dubai. In August 2022, her employer gave birth to a son for whom Shabbir’s daughter was employed as a caregiver. On December 7, 2022, the infant received routine vaccinations and tragically passed away that evening.
