Mohammed Ali Haji, an Indian national convicted of...

Mohammed Ali Haji, an Indian national convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia, was beheaded in Al Khobar, the Saudi news agency (SPA) said.
The death verdict was given by the Shariah court in line with the country's policy of severely punishing criminals to keep law and order, an interior ministry statement said.
"The culprit was convicted by the Shariah court, and the verdict was approved by the cassation court and the Supreme judicial council," the quoting the statement said.
Drug smuggling is punishable by death in Saudi Arabia and capital punishment is carried out by beheading at public places.
Reports in India quoting relatives of those on the death row in Saudi Arabia have maintained that gullible Indians seeking jobs in the Kingdom are often used by unscrupulous agents as carriers of drugs.