India to bring back Kuwait prisoners

Altogether 136 persons of Tripura and Assam, who are in prison in Kuwait, will be deported between May 27 and June 4, state law minister Ratan Lal Nath said here on Monday.

Speaking to reporters, Nath said the ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Sunday informed the state government that 136 Indians from Assam and Tripura, who were living in Kuwait and now in prisons of the country, were being processed for deportation.

“The 136 residents of Tripura and Assam would be deported via a special flight to Guwahati from Kuwait from May 27 to June 4. All of them are at present imprisoned in Kuwait for violating its laws. We are not aware of the exact reason of their imprisonment yet,” Nath said.