INDIAN IN KUWAIT'S DEATH ROW GETS HELP FROM NRIS

an Indian sentenced to death in Kuwait for the murder of a Nepali girl is likely to get a fresh stab at life thanks to generous NRIs in the Gulf region who paid blood money to the victim's family. Three Indian businessmen have pooled in Rs.2 million (approx $50,000) to save the life of Kerala's Shoukat Thikaseri, a cleaner in a hotel in Kuwait, who was sentenced to death in 2007 for the murder of housemaid Jamuna Thapa. Thikaseri reportedly fell in love with Thapa. They both tried to commit suicide after the girl's family opposed their marriage. While Thikaseri lived, Thapa died. An Islamic court in Kuwait sentenced him to death for the girl's death.