A senior executive of oil giant Saudi Aramco spent almost a week in custody in Uttarakhand after he was arrested by police in July for carrying a satellite phone without permission from authorities while on a holiday. He was released after paying a fine of Rs 1,000.
Fergus MacLeod, head of investor relations at Saudi Aramco, told the UK’s Financial Times he was arrested on July 12 at his hotel in the Valley of Flowers National Park. The 62-year-old was held in prison in the town of Chamoli until July 18.
According to the FT report, authorities detained the British executive after picking up the coordinates of the phone,
