Kozhikode native in Saudi jail to be released after legal formalities
Abdul Rahim, a native of Kozhikode, is set to be released from a Saudi prison after serving a 20-year sentence. He was initially sentenced to death for the murder of a 14-year-old boy but had his sentence revoked after the victim's family accepted blood money. His family expects him to be released soon following the completion of legal formalities.
- ▪Abdul Rahim was imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for the murder of a differently abled boy in 2006.
- ▪The victim's family accepted ₹35 crore in blood money, leading to the revocation of the death sentence.
- ▪Rahim was sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, which is ending now.
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The 20-year-jail term of Abdul Rahim, a native of Kodampuzha near Feroke in Kozhikode, who has been lodged in a prison in Saudi Arabia, will end on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) midnight.Mr. Rahim was imprisoned and sentenced to death in 2006 for the murder of the 14-year-old differently abled son of his employer. Though he claimed it was an accident, Mr. Rahim’s employer’s arguments had more legal weight.A turning point in the case took place when the Malayali diaspora managed to raise ₹35 crore, the blood money the victim’s family had demanded, in May 2024. The victim’s family later agreed to cancel the death sentence after receiving the money.
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