India granted second consular access to former Navy officers sentenced to death in Qatar
Arindam Bagchi said on Thursday. Indian authorities are also in touch with the family members of the eight men, minister S Jaishankar met them , the spokesperson said adding that India will continue providing legal assistance to them.
The court sentenced eight former Indian Navy officials to death on October 26 on undisclosed charges. All of them were employees of Doha-based Dahra Global and were arrested in August 2022 for espionage.
India called the ruling deeply shocking and deployed all diplomatic channels to engage with Qatar on this case. The arrested Indians were identified as 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 – all ex-Indian Navy.
India's ambassador to Qatar had met the men in prison on October 1 after being granted consular access. "Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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