Amit Gupta, an Indian national, has been in the custody of Qatar authorities for over three months, prompting his distressed family to seek the intervention of the Prime Minister’s Office.
Amit, a resident of Gujarat’s Vadodara, is the Country Head of Tech Mahindra and has been working in Doha for over 10 years. He was arrested on January 1 and has since been in the custody of Qatar’s State Security.
On Saturday, sources said that the Indian Embassy was in touch with his family, his lawyer and Qatari authorities on a regular basis.
“Our Embassy continues to provide all possible assistance in the matter and is closely following the case,” they said.
Wrongfully Detained? Vadodara’s Amit Gupta Awaits Justice in Qatar
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Amit Gupta, Country Head at Tech Mahindra in Doha, Qatar, has been wrongfully detained for three months by Qatar’s State Security, leaving his family in deep distress.Despite his wife seeking help from the PMO,… pic.twitter.com/0Qv6jXtV6Y
Amit’s wife has sought the intervention of the PMO while his father has reached out to Anand Mahindra, the chairman of the Mahindra Group. The family has also approached Vadodara MP Hemang Joshi for help.
According to a Vadodara-based news outlet, Amit’s family insists that he is innocent and has been falsely accused of data theft. They demand urgent action for his release and allege that it has been three months since they heard from him.
Amit’s family had travelled to Qatar to meet him. But during their one-month stay in the country, they were allowed to meet him only once, that too, for half an hour.
"My son was kept without food and water for 48 hours and after that, he was locked in a room. He is still locked there,” Amit’s mother Pushpa Gupta was quoted by IANS.
Gujarat: Amit Gupta, a Vadodara resident and Tech Mahindra's Country Head in Qatar, has reportedly been held hostage in Doha. His elderly parents, distressed by the situation, reached out to Vadodara MP Hemang Joshi for help
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Amit Gupta mother Pushpa Gupta says, "Amit Gupta was… pic.twitter.com/hxd3wQIysa
Vadodara MP Joshi has assured all help to the family to secure Amit’s release. “The action for which he was detained has not even been started. For this, we are trying to help as much as possible with the help of the Ministry of External Affairs. Apart from this, we will also seek help from the Qatar ambassador in Delhi. I will put forth my demand before all of them this week,” Joshi told the news agency.
