New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to the father of Indian student Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, who died in shelling in war-hit Ukraine.
Official sources said PM Modi offered his heartfelt condolences to the family following the tragedy.
Naveen was a native of Karnataka's Haveri district.
Earlier, the external affairs ministry in a tweet confirmed his death.
"With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning," it said.
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The ministry said it is in touch with Naveen's family.
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