Qatar frees 8 Indian Navy veterans held on spying charges

Updated : Feb 12, 2024 07:08
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Editorji News Desk

In a major diplomatic triumph for India, eight veterans of the Indian Navy who were sentenced to death in Qatar have been freed.

In a statement, India's foreign ministry welcomed the release of the Indian nationals who were working for Dahra Global company.

The ministry said that seven out of the eight of them have returned to India.

The eight Indians were imprisoned in Qatar since October 2022 and were accused of allegedly spying on a submarine programme.

 The retired naval personnel were sentenced to death by a Qatar court on charges that have not yet been made public officially.

A Qatari Court had commuted their death penalty and reduced the sentences to jail terms.

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