By Jessie Yeung and Akanksha Sharma, CNN (CNN) — Eight Indian nationals who were detained and sentenced to death in Qatar on reported espionage charges have been released, according to Indian authorities.
Qatar has freed eight retired Indian navy officers who had been given death sentences for alleged spying that were commuted last year, India's Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
NEW DELHI (AP) — Qatar has freed eight retired Indian navy officers who had been given death sentences for alleged spying that were commuted last year, India’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday. The eight men were accused of spying while working at Al Dahra, a consulting company in the oil-rich Gulf s…
Eighteen months after their arrest, the ex-naval officers have been freed. While the charges were not made public, the men were reported to have been detained for spying and had been sentenced to death.
Eight retired Indian navy officers who were sentenced to death for alleged spying in Qatar have been freed, with their sentences commuted last year, officials say.
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