India’s envoy to Palestine found dead in Ramallah
India's representative to Palestine, Mukul Arya -- a foreign service officer in his 30s -- died in his office premises in Ramallah on Sunday, according to India's External Affairs Ministry.
"Deeply shocked to learn about the passing away of India's Representative at Ramallah, Shri Mukul Arya," Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar tweeted.
He said that Arya "was a bright and talented officer with so much before him. My heart goes out to his family and loved ones. Om Shanti."
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry confirmed that Arya died at his workplace in Ramallah. They have established contacts with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to complete the arrangements for transporting the body to India, our New Delhi correspondent reports.
A career diplomat of 2008 batch of Indian Foreign Service, Arya had served at the Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi, at the Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO in Paris and at the Embassies of India in Kabul and Moscow.
There was no clarity about the circumstances of Arya's death.
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