New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Former Indian Navy sailor Ragesh Gopakumar, who returned from Qatar recently, recalled how Union Minister S Jaishankar had called the wives of eight former Navy officers after they were given sentenced to death in Qatar over the espionage charges.

In an interview with the Indian Express, Gopakumar said, "A day after we were awarded the capital punishment, Union Minister S Jaishankar called our wives to Delhi. He assured them we would be brought back from home."

Gopakumar even shared the details of the talk between the wives of former Indian Navy men and the Union minister. He told the media house that told their wives that he was ready to plead for the release of the eight navy men. "I will bring them back," Jaisha...