3 Indians sentenced to death in Indonesia: Delhi HC directs consulate, MEA to act | India News

NEW DELHI: The (*3*)Delhi excessive court docket on Friday directed the Indian Consulate in Indonesia to take pressing steps to guarantee correct authorized illustration and help for 3 Indian nationals sentenced to death by an Indonesian court docket.
The court docket additionally instructed the consulate to assist facilitate communication between the convicted males and their households in India
The instructions got here in response to a petition filed by the wives of the three males — Raju Muthukumaran, Selvadurai Dinakaran, and Govindasamy Vimalkandhan, who had been sentenced to death on April 25, 2025, by the Tanjung Balai Karimun district court docket for narcotics-related offences.
The petitioners declare that the lads, who had been working at a shipyard in Indonesia on the time of their arrest, are the only earners for his or her households and lack the monetary means to pursue an attraction.
Justice Sachin Datta, listening to the matter, requested the ministry of exterior affairs (MEA) to diplomatically have interaction with the Indonesian authorities to safeguard the rights of the Indian nationals underneath any related worldwide conventions or bilateral agreements.
The MEA’s standing counsel, advocate Ashish Dixit, accepted the discover on behalf of the ministry and sought time to receive additional directions.
Given the strict deadlines for submitting an attraction in Indonesia, the petitioners requested fast authorized support to forestall irreversible penalties.
The excessive court docket has listed the matter for additional listening to on May 6, 2025.