Missed daughter's wedding; it's part of life: Ex-Navy man on return from Qatar

Indore: "It happens. It's part of our lives," retired Indian Navy commander B K Verma says with stoicism while talking about his daughter's wedding that he could not attend.

Verma (58) was among eight former Indian Navy personnel released from a jail in Qatar on Monday.

They were sentenced to death in October last year for alleged espionage, but the death sentence was later commuted.

The release from jail would not have been possible without Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal intervention, the retired commander told PTI here.

The Navi Mumbai resident was here to attend a wedding in the family.

"I am very happy to be back among my family. It is also a big relief for my family. My joy has also increased because today is the wedding of my nephew," Verma said.

"It is due to Prime Minister Modi's personal intervention that I am sitting here today. I thank him from the bottom of my heart on behalf of myself and my colleagues,'' he said. (PTI)