External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday met the family members of the eight Navy veterans who have been sentenced to death in Qatar and said the government is pursuing the case with the highest importance. The government will continue to make all efforts to secure their release, the foreign minister posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, “Met this morning with the families of the 8 Indians detained in Qatar. Stressed that Government attaches the highest importance to the case. Fully share the concerns and pain of the families. Underlined that Government will continue to make all efforts to secure their release. Will coordinate closely with the families in that regard,” Jaishankar wrote.

On October 26, a Qatar court gave a death sentence to eight Indian men all formerly employed with the Indian Navy.