India, March 22 -- Indian authorities are providing all possible assistance to Amit Gupta, an Indian national detained by Qatari authorities in connection with an ongoing investigation, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

Gupta, a senior employee of the IT firm Tech Mahindra, was detained by Qatari authorities on January 1, his mother Pushpa Gupta told the media in Vadodara. Gupta's father said he was detained by Qatar's state security.

The Indian embassy in Qatar is aware of the detention of Gupta by Qatari Authorities in relation to an ongoing investigation, the people said on condition of anonymity.

"Our embassy continues to provide all possible assistance in the matter and is closely following the case," one of the pe...