Dubai Princess Strikes Indian Special Forces
- 18-Feb-2021
- 0 Comments
Princess Latifa, daughter of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has for the first time described how she was captured by Indian special forces three years ago on a boat off the coast of India and how despite kicking and screaming that she was seeking political asylum she was tranquilised and carried onto a private jet.
In the first video footage seen of Latifa since she was sent back to Dubai, the 35-year-old described how on March 4, 2018, around 12 to 15 Indian commandos and two Emirati sergeants came on board her yacht and one injected her with what she presumed were tranquilisers.
The Indian government has never commented on its involvement. On Wednesday the UN said it would raise the developments with the UAE.
Latifa’s Finnish friend Tina Jauhiainen, who was on the yacht, described to BBC Panorama’s ‘The Missing Princess’ on Tuesday how they were both asleep when they heard noises on the upper deck which sounded like gunshots.
“The boat was taken over by Indian special forces. Latifa was lying on the floor and her hands were tied behind her back and she kept repeating ‘I am seeking political asylum’ but they were not listening,” said Jauhiainen.
Latifa was taken to an Indian military ship, the programme said.
