Friday, December 29, 2023

India's MEA says Qatari court drops death penalty for eight Indians

India's ministry of external affairs says a court in Qatar has dropped the death sentences of eight former Indian naval officers.

The men who were handed down the death penalty in October this year were accused of spying, but neither India or Qatar confirmed these charges.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports... 

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