NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A Qatar court has announced the death penalty for eight Indians arrested in the country last year, the Indian government said in a statement on Thursday.
“We are deeply shocked by the verdict,” the statement said, adding that India is exploring all legal options in this regard.
Neither the Indian nor Qatari government has officially said what the eight men were charged with.
(Reporting by Krishn Kaushik, writing by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
