Special Flight With 20 Bodies Lands In India From Kuwait Amid Iran War; Here’s Why

Kochi: The mortal remains of 20 killed in separate incidents, including the Iran war, arrived at Kerala’s Cochin International Airport on Wednesday (April 1). Notably, out of 20, nineteen Indians had died in separate incidents and natural deaths, but their bodies could not be brought back due to the ongoing Middle East conflict. Meanwhile, 37-year-old Santhanaselvam Krishnan was killed in a drone strike on a water desalination plant. Krishnan belonged to Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district.In a post on social media, the ministry said the worker died following what it described as an Iranian strike on the facility. A service building at the site was also damaged. So far, eight Indians have been killed in the ongoing conflict in West Asia. One

person was also reportedly missing.

VIDEO | Ernakulam, Kerala: Mortal remains of 20 Indians who died in Kuwait over the last few weeks brought to Kochi.(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvrpG7)#Kerala pic.twitter.com/AdHX70dKrn

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On Monday, Aseem Mahajan, Additional Secretary (Gulf) in the Ministry of External Affairs, in an inter-ministerial press briefing had said that India’s mission in Kuwait was in touch with the family of the deceased. Iran Israel War Live Updates“Yesterday, an Indian national unfortunately lost his life in an attack in Kuwait. We express our deepest condolences to the family of the deceased. Our mission in Kuwait is in touch with the family of the deceased and is coordinating closely with the local authorities to render all support and for early return of his mortal remains to India,” Mahajan had said on Monday.

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”Eight Indian nationals have unfortunately lost their lives, and one Indian national remains missing in various incidents,” he had added.Since the start of the Middle East conflict on February 28, following the United States and Israeli airstrikes on Tehran, prompting Iran to attack US military bases and oil facilities in the Gulf nations. Tehran targeted several key oil refineries in the region. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway where one-fifth of the world’s trade passes. The blockade triggered an energy crisis in the countries of the region.