Jaishankar expresses shock over reports that 4 Indians lost lives at Canada-US border asks envoys to respond
New Delhi Jan 21 PTI External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday expressed shock over media reports that four Indian nationals including an infant have lost their lives at the Canada-US border and asked ambassadors in the two countries to urgently respond to the situationIn a heartbreaking tragedy the family of four including the baby all believed to be Indians died from exposure to cold weather on the Canadian side of the border with the US in an apparent human smuggling operation according to media reportsShocked by the report that 4 Indian nationals including an infant have lost their lives at the Canada-US border Jaishankar tweetedHave asked our Ambassadors in the US and Canada to urgently respond to the situation he saidIndias High Commissioner to Canada Ajay Bisaria described the incident as a grave tragedy An Indian consular team is travelling today from IndiainToronto to Manitoba to coordinate and help We will work with Canadian authorities to investigate these disturbing events he saidManitoba Royal Canadian Mounted Police RCMP on Thursday said that the bodies of four people — two adults a teen and an infant — were found on the Canadian side of the USCanada border near Emerson on WednesdayUS officials say the dead are believed to be a family from India They are thought to have been attempting to cross into the US according to the media reports PTI ASK ZMN
New Delhi Jan 21 PTI External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday expressed shock over media reports that four Indian nationals including an infant have lost their lives at the Canada-US border and asked ambassadors in the two countries to urgently respond to the situationIn a heartbreaking tragedy the family of four including the baby all believed to be Indians died from exposure to cold weather on the Canadian side of the border with the US in an apparent human smuggling operation according to media reportsShocked by the report that 4 Indian nationals including an infant have lost their lives at the Canada-US border Jaishankar tweetedHave asked our Ambassadors in the US and Canada to urgently respond to the situation he saidIndias High Commissioner to Canada Ajay Bisaria described the incident as a grave tragedy An Indian consular team is travelling today from IndiainToronto to Manitoba to coordinate and help We will work with Canadian authorities to investigate these disturbing events he saidManitoba Royal Canadian Mounted Police RCMP on Thursday said that the bodies of four people — two adults a teen and an infant — were found on the Canadian side of the USCanada border near Emerson on WednesdayUS officials say the dead are believed to be a family from India They are thought to have been attempting to cross into the US according to the media reports PTI ASK ZMN
