Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:49pm on 26 Oct 2023,Thursday India Global
The eight former Indian Navy officers, who have been sentenced to death in Qatar, were working for a private firm that helped the Qatari armed forces and were once decorated officers who once commanded Indian warships. In August 2022, the retired officers were arrested on charges of spying and were accused of spying for Israel on a secret naval project. The convicted men are 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 Gopakumar. They worked for a private firm, Dahra Global Technologies & Consultancy Services, which provided training and other services for Qatar's armed forces. The Ministry of External Affairs expressed deep shock at the death penalty verdict and is actively exploring all available legal options.
