Fight ends in vain, Rinash executed in UAE

Convicted for killing an Arab citizen, he was laid to rest with his grief-stricken mother, brothers present for last rites

- POOJA NAIR @Kozhikode

FOR eight months, Laila ceaselessly knocked on doors, seeking help to save her son, Muhammed Rinash Arangilottu, who was imprisoned in the UAE. Despite the Nettur, Thalassery resident's relentless efforts, her son, along with Muraleedharan Perumthatta Valappil, was executed by Emirati authorities for separate murder cases. On Thursday, Rinash was laid to rest in Abu Dhabi, with his grief-stricken mother and three brothers present for the last rites.

The Indian embassy received official information about the execution on February 28. A day before his execution, Rinash made an emotional phone call to his mother, crying and pleading for his life. Unaware that it would be their final conversation, Laila reassured him, promising to do everything in her power to bring him back. But her desperate promise remained unfulfilled as Rinash was executed the very next day. Rinash's burial marked the end of a desperate struggle, leaving Laila and her family to grieve a loss they had fought so hard to prevent.