A day after media reports highlighted the detention of an Indian national and a senior employee of Tech Mahindra in Qatar for nearly three months, the company on Sunday said it was in contact with his family.
Amit Gupta, who hails from Gujarat’s Vadodara, is reportedly 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.
"We remain in close contact with the family, providing necessary support to them. We are also actively coordinating with authorities in both countries and adhering to the due process,” a Tech Mahindra spokesperson told NDTV.
“Ensuring the wellbeing of our colleague is our top priority," he said.
On Saturday, sources quoted Indian Embassy officials as saying that they were in touch with Gupta’s family, his lawyer and Qatari authorities on a regular basis.
Gupta’s family had sought the intervention of the Prime Minister’s Office, Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra and Vadodara MP Hemang Joshi to secure his safe release.
Though it is not immediately known why Gupta was detained, some unconfirmed reports suggested that his arrest was related to a case of data theft.
His mother Pushpa Gupta told news agency IANS that somebody in the company might have done something wrong and since he is the country head, he has been detained.
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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"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,” she said.
