Gujarat Engineer Detained In Qatar For Over 3 Months; India Extends Support
Gupta’s family has sought the intervention of the Prime Minister’s office insisting that he is innocent and has been falsely accused of data theft. They are also demanding his urgent release.
Amit Gupta, a Gujarat-based engineer, has been detained by Qatari authorities as part of an ongoing investigation. The Indian Embassy in Qatar is actively involved in the situation, providing assistance and maintaining regular contact with Gupta’s family, lawyer, and Qatari officials.
Gupta, a senior employee of the IT firm Tech Mahindra, was detained by Qatari authorities on January 1, his mother Pushpa Gupta told the media in Vadodara. His father said he was detained by Qatar’s state security.
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However, the exact charges against Amit remain undisclosed.
The Indian embassy in Qatar is well aware of Amit Gupta’s detention by Qatari authorities, linked to an ongoing investigation, the people said on condition of anonymity.
Gupta’s family has sought the intervention of the Prime Minister’s office insisting that he is innocent and has been falsely accused of data theft. They are also demanding his urgent release.
“Our embassy continues to provide all possible assistance in the matter and is closely following the case," one of the people said, without giving details of the case or the charges against Gupta.
Amit Gupta’s mother travelled to Qatar, where she met with the Indian ambassador. According to her, the ambassador expressed concern that, so far, there has been no positive progress in Gupta’s case.
BJP MP Hemang Joshi told the media that Gupta had been working for Tech Mahindra in Qatar for the past 10 years. He was detained by Qatari security personnel and taken into custody.
“His parents had gone to Qatar for a month and tried to meet him but they did not succeed," the BJP MP added.
This isn’t the first time an Indian national has been detained in Qatar since 2022. Just two years ago, eight former Indian Navy personnel, including some highly decorated officers, were detained and later sentenced to death in 2023. Fortunately, their sentences were commuted by a Qatari court, and they were eventually freed in February 2024 on the orders of the Qatari Emir.
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