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Dubai. India’s Ambassador to Kuwait Parmita Tripathi visited the mortuary where the body of an Indian citizen killed in the attack on Kuwait International Airport is kept. He also met the injured Indians undergoing treatment in hospitals. The Indian Embassy is coordinating repatriation and assistance efforts.

Death of an Indian citizen

An Indian national was killed and several others were injured in an attack on Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday amid increasing hostilities between Iran and the US. The Indian Embassy in Kuwait said in a post on social media late on Wednesday night that Parmita Tripathi visited Kuwait’s central mortuary, where the body of the Indian citizen is kept.

The ambassador also met with Brigadier Abdulrahim Al-Awadhi, General Manager of the Criminal Evidence Department, and expressed gratitude for the “prompt and sensitive assistance” provided by the Kuwaiti authorities. “We are in touch with the family of the deceased Indian national and are coordinating with Kuwaiti authorities to quickly return the body to India,” the embassy said.

Also visited injured Indian citizens in hospitals

According to the embassy, ​​Tripathi also visited Indian citizens injured in the attack at various hospitals. “He spoke to the injured and assured them of all possible assistance,” the embassy said. Also said that the embassy will maintain constant contact and monitoring with the hospitals and their families.

In a statement, the Kuwait Army said an Indian expatriate was killed and several others were injured in the Iranian strikes. After this latest incident, the number of Indians who lost their lives in regional violence since the conflict between Iran and America started on February 28 has increased to at least 10.

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