After the launch of eight Navy veterans by Qatar on Monday, the federal government mentioned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “constantly supervised” efforts to convey them again residence.
Whereas talking to reporters on Monday, International Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra mentioned, “We are grateful for their return. We deeply appreciate the decision of Qatar’s government and the Amir to release them. We are happy to have seven of those Indian nationals back. The 8th Indian national has also been released, and we continue to work with the Qatar government to see how quickly his return to India would be possible. The Prime Minister has himself personally constantly supervised all the developments in this case and has never shied away from any initiatives that would ensure the return of Indian nationals back home.”
Qatar launched eight former Indian Navy personnel who had been detained within the Gulf nation in an alleged case of espionage on Monday, marking a significant diplomatic victory for India.
All eight veterans, besides one, reached New Delhi on Monday morning, ending 18 months of authorized battles and diplomatic efforts.
The eight Indian Navy officers which had been incarcerated in Qatar are: Captain Navtej Singh Gill, Captain Birendra Kumar Verma, Captain Saurabh Vasisht, Commander Amit Nagpal, Commander Purnendu Tiwari, Commander Sugunakar Pakala, Commander Sanjeev Gupta, and Sailor Ragesh.
WHAT WAS THE CASE ABOUT?
The Indian nationals, who labored with Dahra International, had been arrested in August 2022 in an alleged case of espionage. Neither the Qatari authorities nor New Delhi made the fees towards the Indian nationals public, given the sensitivity of the matter.
The Navy veterans had been awarded loss of life sentences by Qatar’s Courtroom of First Occasion on October 26, 2023. India described the ruling as “deeply” surprising and vowed to discover all authorized choices within the case.
In December final yr, a Qatari court docket reversed the loss of life penalty of the eight Indian Navy veterans who had been arrested within the Dahra International case. The loss of life sentence was decreased to jail phrases.
This got here after Qatar’s Courtroom of First Occasion accepted an enchantment filed by the Indian authorities towards the loss of life sentence awarded to the Navy veterans.
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