Tech Mahindra Responds To Employee's Detention In Qatar, Says 'In Contact With Family'
Amit Gupta, an employee of IT firm Tech Mahindra, was detained in Qatar on January 1 this year under an ongoing investigation, his mother said.
IT firm Tech Mahindra on Sunday said that it was in “close contact" with the family of its employee, Amit Gupta, who has been detained by the Qatari authorities as part of an ongoing investigation.
Gupta, a Gujarat-based engineer at the firm, was apprehended in Doha on January 1, his family in Vadodara alleged. The Indian Embassy in the country is also involved in the situation, maintaining contact with the family and Qatari officials.
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A spokesperson of Tech Mahindra said that the company remains in “close contact" with the family, providing support. “We are also actively coordinating with authorities in both countries and adhering to the due process. Ensuring the well-being of our colleague is our top priority," the spokesperson told NDTV.
Gupta has been accused of stealing data – a charge that his family has denied and said that he is innocent.
The employee’s mother, Pushpa Gupta, said, “Amit Gupta was detained on January 1 and held for 48 hours without food or water. After that, he was locked in a room, and it has now been three months that he has been held in Doha. The reason for his detention is still unknown".
“Somebody in the company may have done something wrong and since he is the country manager, he has been detained," she added.
The mother said that she had gone to Doha and met him for half an hour. She also called on Vadodara MP Hemang Joshi who assured her that he would take up the matter with the government.
Gupta’s father said that the employee was detained by Qatar’s state security.
“Our embassy continues to provide all possible assistance in the matter and is closely following the case," an official said.
This is not the first time an Indian citizen has been held in Qatar since 2022. Two years ago, eight former Indian Navy officers, some of whom had won top awards, were arrested and later given the death penalty in 2023. A Qatari court reduced their sentences, and they were finally released in February 2024 after an order from Qatar’s Emir.
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