Saudi Aramco exec spent week in Chamoli jail, released after Rs 1k fine

While on holiday, Saudi Aramco’s top executive spent nearly a week in a Uttarakhand jail after he was arrested in July for carrying a satellite phone without proper permission from authorities. The Saudi Aramco employee was released after paying a fine of Rs 1,000, reported The Indian Express on Wednesday.

Talking to Financial Times, Fergus MacLeod, head of investor relations at Saudi Aramco, said he was arrested by the Uttarakhand police on July 12 at his hotel in the Valley of Flowers National Park and was held in Chamoli’s prison until July 18.