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Steamy texts land Indian couple in jail

Updated on: 18 March,2010 07:34 AM IST  | 
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Steamy text messages have resulted in a three-month jail sentence for a Indian man and woman in Dubai

Steamy texts land Indian couple in jail

Steamy text messages have resulted in a three-month jail sentence for a Indian man and woman in Dubai

Judges ruled that they had planned to "commit sin", a reference to an extramarital affair -- which is illegal in the United Arab Emirates.

The unnamed pair, aged 47 and 42, were working as cabin crew for Dubai's Emirates airline. Their "sexy texts" first surfaced last year, in a divorce lawsuit by the woman's estranged husband.

Crimes of passion

The Indian pair were originally sentenced to six months in jail, followed by deportation. But an appeals court reduced the term and gave the couple the option to remain in the country.

The court said there was not enough evidence to determine whether the man and the woman had actually had an affair, which could have brought a harsher sentence.u00a0

u00a0Earlier this week, a British couple said they would appeal a one-month jail sentence for exchanging a passionate kiss in a restaurant.




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