Overview
- The Ministry of External Affairs said the Indian embassy in Doha is in touch with Commander Purnendu Tiwari and that officials have met him in jail.
- The ministry explained that he remains in custody because Qatar’s Court of Cassation sentenced him in February 2026 in one case.
- A different Qatari court granted him relief on March 12 in a separate proceeding, which the MEA urged reporters not to conflate with the sentencing.
- Indian officials said they are arranging legal help and speaking with his family, but they declined further comment because the matter is sub judice.
- Tiwari was one of eight former Indian Navy personnel detained in 2022, and seven returned in 2024 after a December 28, 2023 appeal ruling commuted their death sentences.