Indians Jailed In Gulf Countries

Over 8000 Indians are lodged in different foreign jails, with a majority of them imprisoned in the gulf countries, informed Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan at the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

Around 11,500 Indians are languishing in the prisons of United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia over the past three years for various offences, including violation of national frontiers of these countries, the government said on Thursday.

Over 6,500 Indian nationals are jailed in foreign countries, with a majority of them in the Gulf countries of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, the answer to a Right to Information (RTI) application has revealed.

Over 8000 Indians are lodged in different foreign jails, with a majority of them imprisoned in the gulf countries, informed Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan at the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

Around 11,500 Indians are languishing in the prisons of United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia over the past three years for various offences, including violation of national frontiers of these countries, the government said on Thursday.

Over 6,500 Indian nationals are jailed in foreign countries, with a majority of them in the Gulf countries of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, the answer to a Right to Information (RTI) application has revealed.