One feels sorry for the poor seafarers from India who were betrayed and held on false charges in Chabahar, Iran. It is sad that they stand acquitted by a court of law but are still stranded in Iran at the mercy of locals there.
It needs only a simple stroke of diplomacy from the External Affairs ministry to get them released. But, surprisingly, even an SOS video to the prime minister and public interest litigation in Delhi High Court have not borne fruit. The innocent seafarers, who had gone in search of greener pastures and big dreams leaving their poor families back home , deserve a better hearing. The crew ought to be freed immediately.
