Mukul Arya, India's representative at Ramallah, died of natural causes: MEA
New Delhi, Mar 8: The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday said that Mukul Arya, India's representative at the Palestinian city of Ramallah, died of natural causes and slammed "irresponsible comments" on his passing away.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had on Sunday expressed shock at Arya's demise.
Responding to media queries regarding Arya's death, MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "We have seen some irresponsible comments on the passing away of Shri Mukul Arya, Representative of India in Ramallah."
"He died of natural causes. We urge that the tragic demise of a young diplomat be treated with decency and respect," he said.
The official spokesperson made the assertion over speculative comments on the diplomat's demise.
Arya had served in the Indian embassies in Kabul, Moscow as well as at the MEA headquarters in Delhi.
He also served at India's Permanent Delegation to UNESCO in Paris.
Arya studied economics at the Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University before joining the Indian Foreign Service.
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Saif Ali Khan's attacker urges court to declare his arrest illegal, seeks release from jail
Mumbai, May 9 (PTI): The man accused of stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan on Friday moved an application before a court here seeking to declare his arrest as illegal and sought his release from jail.
Accused Mohammad Shariful Islam (30), a Bangladeshi national currently lodged in the Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai, on Friday withdrew his bail plea filed in April before a sessions court here.
Later, the accused, through his lawyer Ajay Gawli, moved an application before Judicial Magistrate First Class (Bandra), seeking to declare his arrest as illegal and sought his release from jail.
In the plea, he claimed that his arrest was illegal as the police did not adhere to the provisions of law while apprehending him.
The court asked the police to file its reply and adjourned the matter till May 13.
Khan was repeatedly stabbed with a knife by the intruder inside his 12th floor apartment in upscale Bandra on January 16 this year. The 54-year-old actor underwent an emergency surgery at the Lilavati Hospital. He was discharged after five days.
The accused was arrested by the police two days after the alleged incident.
