Concerns concerning the detention of eight former Indian Navy personnel in Qatar have grown following the emergence of unsubstantiated reviews that they’ve been charged with espionage.

Over the previous few days, posts by Pakistani customers on social media and on Pakistani boards have claimed the boys have been going through costs of espionage. People acquainted with the matter, nonetheless, rubbished these claims.

“This clearly appears to be an attempt to muddy the waters. Some of these social media posts even claimed the Indians were held following a tip-off from the Pakistani side, so one can clearly infer who is behind the mischief,” one of many individuals cited above mentioned.

It is known that the Indian facet has not been formally knowledgeable by Qatari authorities of any costs being filed towards the boys, who’ve been in detention for greater than 70 days.

Indian officers have to date been granted consular entry to the detained males on two events – as soon as in early October and once more this month. The males, together with naval officers who retired on the rank of captain or commander, have been capable of converse to their households.

All the eight former naval personnel have been working for Dahra Global Technologies and Consultancy Services, a non-public agency owned by an Oman Air Force officer that gives coaching and different providers to Qatar’s armed forces and safety businesses.

External affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi informed a daily information briefing final week that India is making all potential efforts for the early launch and repatriation of the eight former naval personnel