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flag Retired Indian Navy commander Purnendu Tiwari remains jailed in Qatar despite a 2024 pardon, facing fabricated financial charges and declining health.

flag Retired Indian Navy Commander Purnendu Tiwari, 65, remains imprisoned in Qatar despite a 2024 royal pardon that freed seven other former Navy officers arrested on espionage charges in 2022. flag While the others were repatriated after Prime Minister Modi’s intervention, Tiwari was left behind due to new financial charges, which his family calls fabricated. flag He faces a six-year sentence for alleged money laundering and criminal conspiracy linked to his employer, Dahra Global Technologies, and his sister claims he was coerced into signing documents under duress during solitary confinement. flag The Ministry of External Affairs confirms ongoing consular support but states the case remains under judicial review, limiting public details. flag Tiwari’s health is deteriorating due to chronic conditions and PTSD, and his family continues to urge Prime Minister Modi for final intervention, citing national honor and humanitarian concerns.

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