SAUDI ARABIA. INDIAN NATIONAL SPARED DEATH SENTENCE

an Indian national from Kerala, who was reportedly facing death sentence in Saudi Arabia, was set free due to the timely intervention of the Indian authorities.
Jojo Joseph of Edathua had been sentenced to death on December 18 for entering the holy place of Medina despite a bar on non-Muslims.
According to Jojo's family members, the Saudi authorities later took a lenient view of the case after they were convinced that he did not deliberately commit the mistake.
Jojo, employed in an electronic shop in Jeddah, ran into trouble while rushing in a cab to a hospital where his wife had given birth to a child. The taxi driver took a wrong route and strayed into the prohibited area, his family members said.
The Indian was then spotted by religious volunteers, who handed him to the police.