Indian national detained in Qatar; embassy extending assistance
New Delhi (PTI): An Indian national has been detained by Qatari authorities in connection with an ongoing investigation and the Indian mission in the Gulf nation is providing all assistance to him, sources said on Saturday.
The charges against Amit Gupta, said to be a senior employee of an Indian IT firm, is not immediately known.
The Indian embassy in Qatar is aware of his detention in relation to an ongoing investigation, the sources said.
They said the mission has been in touch with the family, the lawyer representing Gupta and Qatari authorities on a regular basis.
"Our embassy continues to provide all possible assistance in the matter and is closely following the case," said a source.
It is learnt that Gupta was working with the IT firm in Qatar for around 10 years, and the Qatari authorities detained him in early January.
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PBKS win toss, opt to bowl against LSG
Lucknow (PTI): Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.
LSG remained unchanged, while PBKS made one change handing Lockie Ferguson his debut for the side.
Teams:
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.
Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (capt & wk), Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Avesh Khan, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi.
