On Monday, Qatar released eight Navy veterans who were imprisoned in Qatar since October 2022 in accused of spying on a submarine programme. This is a very significant diplomatic victory for India which ends 18 months of legal battles and diplomatic efforts. Out of these Veterans, 7 reached New Delhi today. These veterans return was marked by chants of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” reflecting their joy relief.
In a statement of the Ministry of External affairs this information has been given. MEA said in a statement, “The Government of India welcomes the release of eight Indian nationals working for Dahra Global company who were detained in Qatar. Seven out of the eight of them have returned to India . We appreciate the decision by the Amir of the state of Qatar to enable the release and home-coming of these nationals.”
The eight Indian Navy officials who were in Qatar are: captain Navtej Singh Gill,Capatin Birendra Kumar Verma, Captain Saurabh vasisht, Commander Amit Nagpal, Commander Purnendu Tiwari , Commander Sugunakar Pakala, Commander Sanjeev Gupta and sailor Ragesh.