Hopes revived on lacking Indian sailors in Qatar
3 min readExpress News Service
NEW DELHI: It has been 83 days since eight former naval officers had been summoned by members from the State Security Bureau (Ministry of Interior Qatar) and stored in solitary confinement in Doha. Hopes of their repatriation have been raised because the Indian Vice President, Jagdeep Dhankhar, is presently in Doha on the invitation of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani- Amir of Qatar for the Inaugural of the FIFA 2022 World Cup.
“The Vice President is anticipated to take up the problem with senior authorities in Doha and the households of the naval officers are hoping for a breakthrough. In the latest previous, two consular accesses have been supplied, and there have been senior officers of the Indian authorities have visited Doha to facilitate the repatriation of those officers. Our hopes have been raised once more with this go to,’’ stated sources.
These eight naval officers had been working for a agency referred to as Dahra Global Technologies and Consultancy and had been reportedly engaged in conducting naval workouts, for the final 5 years. The group CEO, Khamis Al Ajmi, is a retired Squadron Leader of the Royal Oman Air Force. The web site of the firm has been underneath upkeep since this incident got here to mild.
The officers held captive embody Commander Purnendu Tiwari, a recipient of the President’s medal, who works because the Managing Director within the firm. Cdr Navtej Singh Gill, who labored as Director of the Naval Training, Cdr Birendra Kumar Verma, who labored as a Director of the Naval Academy, Capt Saurab Vashisht, Director of Equipment and upkeep, Capt Sugunakar Pakala, Director of FCN, Cdr Sanjeev Gupta, who labored as Deputy Director, Cdr Amit Nagpal who labored as Deputy Director T&S and Ragesh Gopakumar.
NEW DELHI: It has been 83 days since eight former naval officers had been summoned by members from the State Security Bureau (Ministry of Interior Qatar) and stored in solitary confinement in Doha. Hopes of their repatriation have been raised because the Indian Vice President, Jagdeep Dhankhar, is presently in Doha on the invitation of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani- Amir of Qatar for the Inaugural of the FIFA 2022 World Cup.
“The Vice President is anticipated to take up the problem with senior authorities in Doha and the households of the naval officers are hoping for a breakthrough. In the latest previous, two consular accesses have been supplied, and there have been senior officers of the Indian authorities have visited Doha to facilitate the repatriation of those officers. Our hopes have been raised once more with this go to,’’ stated sources.
These eight naval officers had been working for a agency referred to as Dahra Global Technologies and Consultancy and had been reportedly engaged in conducting naval workouts, for the final 5 years. The group CEO, Khamis Al Ajmi, is a retired Squadron Leader of the Royal Oman Air Force. The web site of the firm has been underneath upkeep since this incident got here to mild.
The officers held captive embody Commander Purnendu Tiwari, a recipient of the President’s medal, who works because the Managing Director within the firm. Cdr Navtej Singh Gill, who labored as Director of the Naval Training, Cdr Birendra Kumar Verma, who labored as a Director of the Naval Academy, Capt Saurab Vashisht, Director of Equipment and upkeep, Capt Sugunakar Pakala, Director of FCN, Cdr Sanjeev Gupta, who labored as Deputy Director, Cdr Amit Nagpal who labored as Deputy Director T&S and Ragesh Gopakumar.
