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(a) Whether the Government have received complaints regarding frequent assault on Indians living abroad;
(b) if so, the country-wise details thereof, during the last two years; and
(c) the action taken by the Government in this regard?
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(a) Whether the Government have received complaints regarding frequent assault on Indians living abroad;
(b) if so, the country-wise details thereof, during the last two years; and
(c) the action taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI VINOD KHANNA)
(a) Yes. There have been isolated cases of assaults on Indians living abroad.
(b) A statement, giving country-wise details, is annexed.
ANNEXURE
LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.453 FOR ANSWER ON 23.07.03
Sl.No. Name of Country Cases of assault reported during the last two years(2001-2002)
1 Bahrain 2 2 Germany 2
3 Madagascar Commercial estblisments in the town of Mahajanga owned by certain Indian nationals and persons of Indian origin were attacked in June 2002.
4 Qatar 3 5 Philippines 13 6 Russian Federation 50 7 Slovak Republic 1
8 U.K. Indian students of the Fleetwood Nautical College in Lancashire, UK, had, in Nov.` 02 complained of racist assaults on them.
9 USA 15