Qatar: 8 ex-Indian Navy personnel sentenced to death by court, MEA reacts | Oneindia News
A court in Qatar on Thursday gave the death sentence to eight former Indian Navy personnel held on unspecified charges since August 2022, with the Indian government expressing deep shock at the verdict, saying it is “exploring all legal options”.
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00:00 A court in Qatar on Thursday gave the death sentence to eight former Indian Navy personnel
00:06 held on unspecified charges since August 2022, with the Indian government expressing deep
00:12 shock at the verdict, saying it is exploring all legal options.
00:17 The court of first instance in Doha, Qatar, handed down a verdict today to the former
00:21 Navy veterans in connection with their involvement in the now-defunct Al Dahra company known
00:26 as Dahra Global.
00:28 The external affairs ministry declined to make any further comment, citing the confidential
00:32 nature of proceedings in the case against the eight men.
00:35 The eight former Navy personnel were all working for Al Dahra Global Technologies and Consultancy
00:40 Services, a private firm owned by an ex-Oman Air Force officer that provided training and
00:45 other services to Qatar's armed forces and security agencies.
00:49 In response to the verdict, the MEA issued a statement on Thursday expressing its deep
00:53 concern.
00:54 "The ministry revealed that they possess initial information regarding the judgment and are
00:58 eagerly awaiting the release of the detailed judgment from the Qatari authorities.
01:02 We are deeply shocked by the verdict of the death penalty and are awaiting the detailed
01:05 judgment.
01:06 We are in touch with the family members and the legal team and we are exploring all legal
01:10 options," the MEA stated.
01:13 The Al Dahra case involved Indian Army officials and a UAE company in a case of corruption
01:18 and espionage.
01:19 The case came to light in 2012 when it was revealed that Al Dahra had bribed eight senior
01:24 Indian Army officials to provide classified information about the Indian Army.
01:27 The eight officials were arrested and charged with espionage and corruption.
01:31 The eight officials were convicted of corruption and sentenced to varying prison terms in 2016.
01:36 The longest sentence was given to Brigadier Kulwinder Singh who was sentenced to 10 years
01:39 in prison.
01:41 The other officials were sentenced to prison terms ranging from three to seven years.
01:44 The eight Indian Army officials who were jailed in the Al Dahra case are Captain Niptej Singhil,
01:49 Captain Birendra Kumar Verma, Captain Saurabh Vasisht, Commander Amit Nagpal, Commander
01:55 Purnendu Tiwari, Commander Sugunakhar Pakala, Commander Sanjeev Gupta and Sailor Ragesh.
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