Namisha Priya: How many Indian citizens have been sentenced to death in the Middle East so far?
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Namisha Priya: How many Indian citizens have been sentenced to death in the Middle East so far?
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Based on the search results, obtaining a precise, cumulative number of Indian citizens who have been sentenced to death in the Middle East "so far" is challenging because the data provided by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and reported by news outlets primarily focuses on the number oRead more
Based on the search results, obtaining a precise, cumulative number of Indian citizens who have been sentenced to death in the Middle East “so far” is challenging because the data provided by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and reported by news outlets primarily focuses on the number of Indian nationals currently on death row and those executed in recent years (specifically 2020-2024).
See lessHowever, the available data provides a clear picture of the situation as reported to the Indian Parliament:
Current Death Sentences (as of February and March 2025 reports):
* According to a February 13, 2025, report from the MEA to Parliament, 54 Indian citizens had been awarded death sentences by foreign courts globally. Of these, 45 were in the Middle East:
* United Arab Emirates (UAE): 29
* Saudi Arabia: 12
* Kuwait: 3
* Qatar: 1
* Yemen: 1
* Bahrain: 0
* Iraq: 0
* Oman: 0
* (Note: The data for Bahrain, Iraq, and Oman was explicitly 0 in the provided table.)
* A subsequent report from the MEA in March 2025 indicated that 49 Indians were currently sentenced to death in eight countries. The breakdown for Middle Eastern countries in this report was slightly different regarding the number of Indians on death row awaiting implementation of the sentence:
* UAE: 25
* Saudi Arabia: 11
* Kuwait: 3
* Qatar: 1
* Yemen: 1
Executions (2020-2024):
The MEA has also provided data on Indians executed or given capital punishment in specific countries between 2020 and 2024.
* Kuwait: 25 executions/capital punishment cases
* Saudi Arabia: 9 executions/capital punishment cases
* Qatar: 0 (based on the provided table)
* UAE: The MEA noted that the UAE authorities do not share this data, but based on informal information available with the Indian Mission, no Indians were executed in the UAE between 2020 and 2024. However, some reports mention three Indians were executed in the UAE in February 2025.
Summary of Information:
While a definitive historical total (“so far”) of all death sentences ever handed down to Indian citizens in the Middle East is not readily available in the search results, the most recent official data highlights the number of Indians currently on death row and the executions that have occurred in the specified timeframe (2020-2024).
The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that as of February and March 2025, there were 45 to 47 Indian nationals on death row in Middle Eastern countries (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and Yemen). Additionally, a significant number of Indians have been executed in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia between 2020 and 2024.