25 Punjabis Arrested in Kuwait On Murder Charges

Gathering of Punjabi workers in Kuwait
Gathering of Punjabi workers in Kuwait

NEW DELHI—Twenty-five Punjabi workers have reportedly been arrested by the Kuwait police for allegedly murdering two Egyptian nationals during a brawl on Thursday.

The brawl happened over a seat in a bus when the Indian workers were going back to their residence on Thursday. One of the arrested youths in the camp spoke to an Indian newspaper that incident had taken place but no one was killed.

Meanwhile, Indian workers in Kuwait uploaded a video on the internet where they urge the Government of India to ensure safe release of their co-workers.

Pawan Kumar from Jandu Singha village in Jalandhar told the newspaper that the brawl took place on Thursday afternoon when the Egyptian man refused to offer a vacant seat to a Punjabi youth, named Sunny, in the bus.

He told, “The Egyptians assaulted Sunny with rods. They also attacked Sodhi from Kapurthala who came to Sunny’s rescue. The moment bus reached the residential campus, both sides attacked each other with whatever came in their hand.”

Most of guys involved in the brawl are from Moga, Kapurthala and Ludhiana districts. Hundreds of youths detained in the camp are being ill-treated by the police.

The Punjab State Commission for NRIs has urged the Ministry of External Affairs of India (MEA) and Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) to act quickly for helping Punjabi youths detained in Kuwait. It asked the Union Government to appoint a special envoy for the timely release of the detained youths.

As per the statement issued by spokesperson of MEA, Government of India has taken up the matter with the Kuwait Foreign Ministry. Consular officials visited the camp where the workers are lodged. He said Indians at the camp have been segregated from workers belonging to other nationalities considering the safety aspect.

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