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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Noida (PTI): A Lamborghini hit two pedestrians on a footpath adjacent to an under-construction building in sector 94 here on Sunday, police said.

The injured, labourers from Chhattisgarh, were rushed to a nearby hospital and are said to be out of danger. They have suffered a fracture in their legs, police said.

A purported video surfaced online showing that after the accident, a man was heard asking the accused if he knew how many people died here. To this, the accused asked the locals "koi mar gaya idhar? (did anyone die here?)" and came out of the car.

Following this, someone in the video could be heard saying, "police ko bulao (call the police)".

Bhupendra Singh, In-charge at Sector 126 Police Station told PTI, "In the car accident two labourers were injured and they were from Chhattisgarh. They are out of danger and have fractures in their legs."

The accident happened adjacent to an under-construction building, he said.

"The car driver has been identified as Deepak, a resident of Ajmer and the car is registered with the Puducherry registration. He has been arrested and the car has been seized," he added.

During questioning he told the police that the accident happened due to a fault in the vehicle. Further investigation is underway, Singh said.