New Delhi: The US has announced a solatium to the next of kin of a Tamil Nadu fisherman killed in gunfire by US navy personnel off the Dubai coast last month but India believed it would not prejudice the probe into the incident.
"Yes, the US embassy has kept us informed of their decision to provide what they term as solatium to the next of kin of the Indian fisherman Sekar Arumugam, who was tragically killed in the incident in the Gulf and also to those who were injured," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin told reporters here.
He said India believed this humanitarian gesture by the US would in no way prejudice the final outcome of the ongoing investigation underway in the US.
Officials said the US has offered to match the Rs five lakh solatium to Sekar and Rs 50,000 to each of the three injured as announced by the Tamil Nadu government.
"Yes, the US embassy has kept us informed of their decision to provide what they term as solatium to the next of kin of the Indian fisherman Sekar Arumugam, who was tragically killed in the incident in the Gulf and also to those who were injured," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin told reporters here.
He said India believed this humanitarian gesture by the US would in no way prejudice the final outcome of the ongoing investigation underway in the US.
Officials said the US has offered to match the Rs five lakh solatium to Sekar and Rs 50,000 to each of the three injured as announced by the Tamil Nadu government.
Advertisement
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj To Meet Tamil Nadu Fishermen Charge Denied, But Lanka Will Probe Tamil Nadu Fisherman Killing: 10 Points Chief Minister Palaniswamy Condoles Tamil Fisherman Allegedly Killed By Lankan Navy Nurse Raped, Killed On Way Home, Body Found 9 Days Later In UP "Don't Expect Anything From Me": Kolkata Hospital's New Principal Loses Cool "Took Advantage Of His Addiction": 5 Charged Over Matthew Perry's Death Ukraine, Russia Both Claim Advances In Kursk Region Gaza Ceasefire Talks Underway In Qatar As Deaths Top 40,000 Trump To Hold Press Conference, His Campaign Adds Senior Advisers Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.