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Khaleej Times
29-06-2025
- Khaleej Times
Murder over Dh300: India charges man 17 years after killing compatriot in Abu Dhabi
Seventeen years after an Indian national was killed in Abu Dhabi, allegedly over unpaid phone bills amounting to just Dh300, India's top investigative agency has finally filed a charge sheet against the alleged killer. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) posted the update on June 27 via X confirming that it had launched local prosecution against the accused, Inder Jit Singh, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. CBI FILES CHARGE SHEETS AGAINST TWO INDIAN NATIONALS FOR MURDER IN UAE AND BAHRAIN — Central Bureau of Investigation (India) (@CBIHeadquarters) June 27, 2025 The case dates back to August 28, 2008, when Singh allegedly stabbed fellow Indian Rama Lingam Natesan to death in the UAE capital following a dispute over international SIM cards. According to CBI, Natesan used to sell SIM cards on credit to Singh, who defaulted on payments over time. The total outstanding amount reached Dh300. When Natesan asked Singh's employer to deduct the dues from his salary, Singh allegedly hatched a plan to kill him. He reportedly assaulted Natesan with a sharp knife, inflicting fatal injuries. The CBI said it coordinated with the UAE authorities and India's Ministry of External Affairs to gather admissible evidence. With sanction from India's Ministry of Home Affairs, the agency has now filed a formal charge sheet in a special court in New Delhi. In a related development, the CBI has also charged another Indian national, Subhash Chander Mahla, for murdering his employer in Bahrain in 2011. Mahla, who worked as a driver, allegedly attacked his employer with a blunt instrument after being 'aggrieved by his misbehaviour,' according to the CBI. He has been charged under Sections 302 and 404 of the IPC. The agency said both prosecutions were launched at the request of UAE and Bahraini authorities and reflect its commitment to holding Indian nationals accountable for crimes committed overseas. 'As the nodal agency to launch local prosecution, the CBI continues its efforts to bring culprits to face law and fulfil India's international obligations,' the agency said in a statement.
Hindustan Times
27-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
CBI files charge sheets against two Indian nationals for murder in UAE, Bahrain
New Delhi, The CBI has filed charge sheets against two individuals in separate cases of murders allegedly committed by two Indian citizens in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, officials on Friday said. CBI files charge sheets against two Indian nationals for murder in UAE, Bahrain In one case on the request from the UAE, the CBI has filed a charge sheet against Inder Jit Singh, who had allegedly killed another Indian national Rama Lingam Natesan in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in 2008. It is alleged that Singh used to purchase international SIM cards from Natesan on credit basis and gradually the debts rose to 300 AUD. "Due to this, a dispute broke out between them. When the deceased Rama Lingam Natesan asked employer of Inder Jit Singh to deduct his outstanding dues from his salary, Inder Jit Singh hatched a plan to kill Rama Lingam Natesan," a CBI Spokesperson said in a statement. Singh allegedly assaulted Natesan with a sharp knife causing grievous injuries to him, to which he later succumbed, the statement said. In the second case, the CBI has filed a charge sheet against Subhash Chander Mahla, who worked as a driver, for the alleged murder of his employer in Bahrain. He was allegedly aggrieved by the misbehaviour of his employer and decided to eliminate him. "On January 31, 2011, Subhash Chander Mahla, finding his employer alone, assaulted him with a solid traumatizing tool causing grievous injuries on his body, of which he later died," the agency said. It said the agency launched local prosecution, finalised investigations and filed charge sheets under IPC Section 302 and others on the basis of requests from the UAE and Kingdom of Bahrain for crimes committed abroad by Indian nationals. "The CBI closely coordinated with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, to obtain evidence admissible as per Indian Law from authorities of UAE and Bahrain and successfully launched prosecution against the accused persons Inder Jit Singh and Subhash Chander Mahla," the agency said. The CBI is the nodal agency for the government to launch local prosecution against Indian nationals, who commit crime abroad, it said. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
