Hyderabad, Nov. 29 -- A Dubai court has rejected the first appeal submitted by the legal team of Hyderabad woman Ameena Begum, who is serving a 25-year sentence in a drugs case. Her family is now preparing to approach the Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi.

In a post on X, Majlis Bachao Tahreek (MBT) spokesperson Amjed Ullah Khan recently confirmed the dismissal and said the defence argued that Ameena, who is suffering from Tuberculosis, had no knowledge of the prohibited substances found in the bag she carried.

He added that she had travelled outside India for the first time to support her family after being left to raise her 5-year-old son on her own.

Khan said a mercy petition will also be filed and that he plans to write to External Affair...