403 Indian Students Died Abroad in 5 years, Most In Canada: MEA
New Delhi, February 02, 2024:Canada leads in the deaths of Indian students in Canada as compared to other countries.91 Indian students died in Canada during the last five years followed by 48 in the UK, 40 in Russia, 36 in the US, 35 in Australia, 21 in Ukraine and 20 in Germany.
"A total of 403 incidents of death of Indian students abroad have been reported since 2018 due to various reasons including natural deaths, accidents and health issues,"
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed Lok Sabha Friday.
Providing the country-wise details of deaths of Indian students abroad since 2018, Jai Shankar said,
"As per the information available with the ministry, 403 incidents of death of Indian students abroad have been reported since 2018 due to various reasons including natural causes, accidents and medical conditions. "
"Indian missions/posts abroad respond to any issues faced by Indian students on priority basis," he said.
This is the second time that the question alarming number of deaths of the Indian Students have been raised by the members in the Indian Parliament
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