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A Qatari court on Thursday handed down the death penalty to eight Indian nationals, with the ministry of external affairs saying it was deeply shocked and that it was exploring all legal options in the case.
A Qatar court has announced the death penalty for eight Indians arrested in the country last year. A deeply shocked Indian government said that it will take up the verdict with Qatari authorities. The Qatari authorities have made the charges against the men, who are all former Indian navy officials, public.
Meetu Bhargava, a resident of Gwalior and the sister of one of the apprehended officers, approached the Indian government for assistance in rescuing her brother. She had asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to step in in a post on X on June 8.