Case of 3 jailed Indians in Qatar being closely monitored:Govt

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 08 2016 | 10:13 PM IST
Indian embassy in Qatar is "closely monitoring" the case of three jailed Indians, two of whom are on death row, External Affairs Ministry said today, noting that the next hearing is on January 2.
Subramanian Alagappa, Chilladurai Perumal and Shivkumar Achunan were sentenced to death by firing squad in December 2014 after they were found guilty of killing an 81-year-old Qatari woman in her home four years ago.
While Achunan's punishment has been commuted to life sentence, other two are facing death penalty.
Observing that the next hearing was on January 2, 2017, MEA Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said the Indian embassy in Qatar mission was in touch with the lawyers and was "closely monitoring" the case.
India had filed an appeal maintaining that the penalty was "too harsh".

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First Published: Dec 08 2016 | 10:13 PM IST

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