After being held in an Iranian jail for months with no-fault of theirs, four Indian seafarers were finally released on July 29. However, just hours after, they were once again taken back to prison, as there was no one to hand them over to and repatriate to India.
The four sailors were on board M T Manaman 8, a cargo vessel transporting oil. However, the Iranian Coast Guard arrested the crew members and sent them to prison as they allegedly transported unauthorised oil. The arrest took place in...