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A native of Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain territory has mislaid his life successful an alleged Iranian onslaught astatine the Kuwait International Airport conscionable hours earlier helium was scheduled to committee a formation home, his household members said connected Thursday (June 4, 2026) aft they received accusation from authorities officials.
A nonmigratory of Ujjain town, Manzoor Ahmed (55) had been moving arsenic a tailor successful Kuwait for astir 30 years, and was astir to question to his hometown connected Wednesday (June 3, 2026) greeting for a household wedding, his lad Mohammad Anas told reporters.
“He was astir to travel to India yesterday and had gone to the airdrome to drawback his formation for Mumbai. He got caught successful a drone onslaught adjacent the terminal 1,” helium said.
“His nephew is going to get joined soon and helium was coming for that,” Mr. Anas added.
“When we heard the quality of the onslaught astatine the airport, we tried calling him but could not connect. We reached retired to immoderate of his friends determination but they besides had nary clue. But soon we got a telephone from the Indian Embassy successful Kuwait informing astir my father’s death,” helium said.
Mr. Ahmed’s aged parent said that she had lone spoken to her lad connected Tuesday (June 2, 2026) nighttime and that helium was excited astir coming home.
“I had spoken to him astir 11 connected [Tuesday] nighttime and helium had near location astir 6 connected Wednesday greeting for the flight. He was waiting astatine the airport. But since 9 a.m., our telephone was not connecting,” she said, weeping.
In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs condemned the onslaught “in which an Indian nationalist has died and respective of our nationals are injured”. The MEA, however, did not disclose the victim’s identity.
“Since the onset of the struggle successful West Asia, we person powerfully urged that civilian colonisation and civilian infrastructure indispensable not beryllium targeted. We again telephone upon parties to cease specified attacks,” it said.
The Embassy, successful a connection astir midnight connected June 3, said that it was interaction with the household of the deceased and is coordinating with Kuwaiti authorities for expeditious proscription of mortal remains.
Mohammed Ismail, Mr. Ahmed’s brother-in-law, said that the assemblage is expected to get successful India connected Thursday (June 4, 2026) night.
“There’s a formation to Ahmedabad contiguous and we are readying to spell determination to person the body,” helium said, adding that the past rites volition beryllium planned erstwhile the assemblage reaches Ujjain.
The household has sought the section administration’s assistance successful arranging an ambulance from Ahmedabad to bring his mortal remains home.
