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Former naval officers found guilty of spying on Gulf state’s submarine programme

A court in Qatar has handed death penalties to eight former Indian Navy officers, who were working for a Qatari company, for selling military secrets to Israel

Media reports say some of the eight involved were high-ranking ex-naval officers. Read more at straitstimes.com.

New Delhi, Oct 26: Qatar announced death sentence for eight Indians in its custody on the charge of alleged espionage. It has come in the backdrop of current Israel- Hamas conflict. All eight are decorated Indian Navy Officers. These eight former Indian Navy personnel were on Thursday handed death penalty in Qatar by a local

"We are deeply shocked by the verdict of the death penalty and are awaiting the detailed judgement. We are in touch with the family members and the legal team, and we are exploring all legal options," the MEA said.

A Qatar court has handed the death penalty to eight former Indian Navy personnel, a verdict that was described as "deeply shocking" by India as it vowed to explore all legal options in the case.

Though the Qatar authorities have not made the charges public, reports claimed that the eight men were allegedly arrested for espionage

INDIA, Oct 27: Eight former Indian Navy personnel, who had been employed by a company in Doha, were handed the death penalty by a local court in Doha on October 26 in an alleged case of espionage. The Indian government expressed its shock at the verdict, and said all legal options were being explored.

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The Bhartiya Janata Party has said that India would pursue legal action to repatriate all eight former Indian Navy men who were given death sentences by a Qatari court. BJP national spokesperson Ajay Alok said at a press conference held today at the party headquarters, that the Ministry of External Affairs is already investigating the situation.