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Big Relief For 8 Indian Navy Veterans On Death Row In Qutar

Published On : 2023-12-28T20:04:13+0530 [ IST ] | Author : Amit_Rahangdale
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Eight ex-Navy personnel sentenced to death by a transition: all 200ms linear 0ms;">Qatar court in October - for charges not yet known - will face commuted punishments, the Indian government said this afternoon. Details about the reduced terms - most likely heavy jail time - are unclear since the judgement has not yet been released.

The Indian government has said it is in "close touch with the legal team, as well as family members, to decide on the next steps". "We have stood by them since the beginning, and we will continue to extend all consular and legal assistance. We will also continue to take up the matter with Qatari authorities."

The arrested personnel are Purnendu Tiwari, Sugunakar Pakala, Amit Nagpal, and Sanjeev Gupta, who are Commanders, and Navtej Singh Gill, Birendra Kumar Verma, and Saurabh Vasisht, who are Captains. The eighth is Sailor Ragesh Gopakumar. The charges against them were never made public.

Several of them are highly-decorated military personnel who once commanded Indian warships, and were working for a private firm providing training and related services to Qatar's armed forces.

Source : NDTV

Tags : 8indians , Penalty , qutar , Death ,

Summary : 8 families in big relief after all of whom are highly regarded and some commanded major Indian warships, spoke to NDTV and flatly denied the spying allegations.

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