‘Please bring Purnendu home’: 88-year-old mother of Indian Navy veteran detained

…the anguish of watching her 67-year-old son remain in Doha after years of detention and uncertainty, and what she described as repeated assurances that his return was only a matter of completing certain formalities. “ As a mother, I was heartbroken when, on 12 February 2024, I learnt that my son, Cdr Purnendu Tiwary, was the only one left behind in Doha while his seven fellow Navy veterans returned to India ,” she said. Tiwary said the family was repeatedly assured that only a few formalities remained before her son could return to India. “We were repeatedly assured that only some formalities remained and that, once…

…and remains in contact with his family. Earlier in April, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, responding to media queries, said Indian officials had met Tiwary in prison and were in regular contact with his family. “ Our embassy is in touch with Commander Tiwary and his family and is providing all possible consular assistance ,” Jaiswal said. In a post on X, Tiwary's sister, Meetu Bhargav, alleged that embassy officials had failed to maintain meaningful communication with the family and had not responded to repeated requests for information.…