A day after the Court of Appeal of Qatar reduced the sentence of eight Indian ex-Navy personnel, the government said that it will discuss the next possible steps with the legal team and the family members of the former Navy men
The former Indian Naval officers whose conviction has been reduced to jail terms in Qatar can serve their sentence in Indian prison due to an earlier agreement between New Delhi and Doha, senior advocate Adish Aggarwala said on Thursday.
The Qatari Court on Thursday commuted the death penalty sentence of eight ex-Indian naval officers it had arrested last year in the Dahra Global case, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press statement. The sentence has now been reduced to jail terms.
This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on the sidelines of the COP28 summit in Dubai and discussed bilateral partnership and the "well-being of the Indian community" living in Qatar.
"The duo, Akthar Hussain Laskar alias Md Hussain of Assam and Abdul Aleem Mondal alias Md Juba of West Bengal, have also been fined Rs 41,000 and Rs 51,000, respectively, by the NIA," as per an NIA press release.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader Kovai Sathyan said that the development 'signals' the end of the ruling party. He also said that the day marked a 'dark day' for the DMK, but a great one for democracy.
Special CBI court Judge Nitiraj Singh Sisodiya convicted four mediators and a solver under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120 B and relevant sections of Madhya Pradesh Recognised Education (MPRE) act.
The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases on Thursday sentenced three accused, including the then CEO cum Chairman of a private company, to undergo five years of rigorous imprisonment in connection to a case of causing losses to Bank of Indi