UP Woman Executed in UAE for Child’s Death, Family Claims Unfair Trial

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:25pm on 03 Mar 2025,Monday India Global

Shahzadi Khan, a 33-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh, was executed in the UAE on February 15, the Indian government told the Delhi High Court. She was sentenced to death for the 2022 death of a four-month-old child under her care. The child died after a vaccination, but no postmortem was conducted. Shahzadi's family claims she was forced to confess under torture and did not get proper legal help. Her father sought government updates but learned of her execution only on February 28. Her last rites are scheduled for March 5.

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