New Delhi, March 3 -- The Indian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates provided all possible legal assistance to Shahzadi, the Indian national executed in UAE, including sending mercy petitions and pardon requests to the Government of the UAE, the XP Division of the Ministry of External Affairs stated.

Shahzadi, was convicted on charges of murder of an infant and sentenced to death in the UAE. The highest court of the UAE, the Court of Cassation, upheld the sentence.

The UAE authorities intimated to the Embassy on February 28 that the sentence of Shahzadi has been carried out in accordance with local laws. The family of Shahzadi was informed of the matter, the MEA division said.

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