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New Delhi:TheCourt of Appealin Qatar has commuted the death sentences handed down to eight Indian Navy veterans earlier this year, the Ministry of External Affairs said Thursday...
In a statement, the ministry said it had noted the verdict in the Dahra Global case in which the sentences have been reduced...
Government sources familiar with the matter told ThePrint that some have now been given life sentences, while others have got reduced terms..
The former Navy men were sentenced to death on 26 October by the Court of First Instance in Qatar, a verdict they appealed in the higher court...
The foreign ministry statement said the Indian ambassador in Qatar and other officials were present in the Court of Appeal on Thursday, along with family members of the men...
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