KOCHI: The Keralite Becks Krishnan who received a pardon from a death sentence in the United Arab Emirates last week, arrived back to his home in Kerala early on Wednesday morning on a flight from Abu Dhabi. He was received at Kochi airport by his wife Veena and son Advaith.

Becks Krishnan, the 45-year-old Indian national, who was freed from Abu Dhabi jail after NRI businessman M A Yusuff Ali paid the compensation (blood-money) of Rs 1 crore (500,000 dirhams) to the victim's family reached Kochi early on Wednesday.

Krishnan was sentenced to death by the UAE Supreme Court having been found guilty of reckless driving that killed a young boy in September 2012, and was languishing in prison since then. Efforts by non-resident Indian businessman and chairman of the retail and hospitality Lulu Group, MA Yusuffali, helped secure Krishnan’s pardon in January this year.

"This is second life to me. I'm thankful to Yusuff Ali, who has been pursuing the case and negotiating with the victim's family over the last several months," Becks Krishnan told reporters outside the Kochi airport, accompanied by his wife Veena and son Adwaidh.

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