8 Indians get death sentence
in Qatar, India to pursue matter
New Delhi, Oct 26: Eight former Indian Navy personnel were on Thursday handed down death sentence by a court in Qatar, a verdict that was described as “deeply” shocking by India as it vowed to explore all legal options in the case. The Indian nationals, who worked with private security company Al Dahra, were arrested in August last year reportedly in an alleged case of espionage. However, neither the Qatari authorities nor New Delhi made the charges against the Indian nationals public.The former Indian Navy personnel are Captain Saurabh Vashisht, Commander Purenendu Tiwari, Captain Birendra Kumar Verma, Commander Sugunakar Pakala, Commander Sanjeev Gupta, Commander Amit Nagpal and Sailor Ragesh, according to people familiar with the matter. All of the former Navy officers had “unblemished stints” of up to 20 years in the Indian Navy and had held important positions including that of instructors in the force, they said.“We have initial information that the Court of First Instance of Qatar has today passed a judgement in the case involving eight Indian employees of Al Dahra company,” the MEA said. (PTI)
Delhi man held for uploading minor’s private pictures online
New Delhi, Oct 26: A 25-year-old man has been arrested in an alleged cyberstalking case for uploading a minor girl’s private pictures on social media with obscene audio clips, police said on Thursday. According to a statement, the accused who was arrested from Kabir Nagar here on Wednesday night told the police he committed the offence to defame the family and take revenge on the victim’s elder sister for refusing his marriage proposal, they added. However, the victim’s mother lodged a complaint on May 29 saying a person used a fake social media account to upload private pictures of her minor daughter with obscene audio clips, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast) Joy Tirkey said. (PTI)