Parliamentary report says over 10,000 Indians imprisoned abroad, majority in Gulf Nations
NEW DELHI: A total of 10,152 Indian nationals are currently imprisoned across 86 countries, with the highest numbers in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, according to the sixth report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, presented in Parliament on Tuesday.
The report, chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, identified 12 countries, including China, Kuwait, Nepal, Qatar, and Malaysia, where most Indian prisoners are held. Saudi Arabia and the UAE each detain over 2,000 Indians, while Nepal has 1,317. Other Gulf nations, such as Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar, also hold a significant number of Indian inmates. In China, 173 Indians are currently incarcerated.
The report notes that nine of these 12 countries have existing agreements with India on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, facilitating the repatriation of convicted individuals to serve their sentences in India.
Responding to committee inquiries, the Ministry of External Affairs stated that Indian missions regularly engage with local authorities to address prisoner repatriation and release.
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BJP files police complaint alleging Kanhaiya Kumar 'abused' PM, RSS
Patna, Apr 13 (PTI): The BJP on Sunday filed a police complaint against Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar in Patna, alleging that he used abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS during a recent TV interview.
A delegation led by the BJP's media in-charge in Bihar, Danish Iqbal, visited the Kotwali police station and filed the complaint.
Iqbal urged the police to register an FIR against Kumar over the comments.
"Kanhaiya Kumar, who is a part of the 'tukde tukde gang', used abusive language against PM Modi, and the RSS and its ideologies in an interview to a TV channel on April 11. The language that he used in the interview is highly objectionable and unacceptable," Iqbal said.
"We have filed a complaint against him with the police seeking immediate registration of an FIR. We are quite confident that police will take appropriate action," he said.
