| A Thai criminal court on Monday sentenced one Pakistani man to death and another to life in prison for the murder and attempted murder of an Indian mobster and his associate, court officials said. Muhammad Sarim, 41, and Muhammad Yusuf, 49, were found guilty of murder and attempted murder stemming from a Bangkok shootout in 2000 believed to be a clash of mafia rivals, the court said. "The court found Sarim and Yusuf guilty as charged and they were both sentenced to death, but Sarim provided useful testimony and his sentence was reduced to life in prison," the court said. A third suspect charged in the case was dismissed for lack of evidence. The September 2000 shootings in Bangkok saw Indian mobster Chhota Rajan wounded and his associate Michael d'Souza killed by gunmen alleged to belong to another gang run by a Bombay kingpin. |