DOHA: Indian embassy registered deaths of 97 Indians in Qatar in April, the mission said on Thursday. The number of total deaths of Indians registered last year was 279. The same number of deaths were registered during 2014 as well.
The details were released following the monthly open house held at the embassy premises.
Ambassador Sanjiv Arora, Deputy Chief of Mission R K Singh and other officials met Indians attending the event, discussed their problems and promised to follow up on their cases with Qatari authorities. Arvind Patil, President, Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF), was also present.
The Labour and Community Welfare Section of the embassy received a total of 1,482 complaints from Indian workers since the beginning of this year. The number of complaints received during 2015 was 4,132. On the basis of requests received from Qatari authorities for travel documents for Indian expatriates in the Search and Follow Up Department, the embassy issued 33 Emergency Certificates (ECs) in April. Also the embassy also issued19 air tickets to Indian nationals distress for their return to India.
Officials at the Indian embassy visited the central prison and the Search and Follow Up Department to enquire about the welfare of Indians there. Currently there are 129 Indians in the Central Prison and 103 Indians in the Search and Follow Up Department.
ICBF continues to help Indian workers through various welfare measures, including provision of air tickets, financial assistance and medical help.
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