Abbassiya stabbing incident: Sushma Swaraj seeks immediate report

IIK Staff Reporter

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

The external affairs minister Smt Sushma Swaraj reacts to the stabbing incident of an Indian national in Abbassiya and said that the Indian Embassy in Kuwait has taken up the incident with authorities at the "highest level".

“I was informed about the stabbing of Mrs. Gopika Shajikumar an Indian national from Kottayam. I asked for an immediate report and we have complete details of the unfortunate incident,” Minister tweeted.

“Our Embassy has taken up the matter at the highest level in Kuwait to ensure safety and security of Indian nationals there,” said Swaraj. She also wished Gopika a speedy recovery.

In a tragic incident, Indian staff nurse working at Jahra hospital was stabbed in an attempted robbery incident at Abbasiya on Tuesday morning while she was coming back home after finishing her duty. She underwent a surgery at Farwaniya hospital and her condition is out of danger.

Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Sunil Jain had taken up the issue of such incidents against Indian expatriates living in Abbasiya on several occasions with high level authorities. In an earlier meeting, he had briefed the situation in Abbassiya during his meeting with Farwaniya Governor and with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior on various occasions. However there is no solid action from the authorities yet.


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