Ramallah: Indian envoy to Palestine, Mukul Arya, passed away inside the embassy in Ramallah on Sunday. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has expressed shock over Arya’s demise in a tweet.”Deeply shocked to learn about the passing away of India’s Representative at Ramallah, Shri Mukul Arya. He was a bright and talented officer with so much before him. My heart goes out to his family and loved ones. Om Shanti(sic),” tweets Jaishankar.
Deeply shocked to learn about the passing away of India’s Representative at Ramallah, Shri Mukul Arya.He was a br… t.co/VSimHvaFKX— ANI (@ANI) Mar 6, 2022According to local media reports, Arya was found dead inside the embassy under mysterious circumstances and a probe has been ordered by the Palestinian authorities into his death.Official statement by Palestine’s MoFA”The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and expatriates received with great astonishment and shock the news of the death of the Ambassador of the Republic of India to the State of Palestine, Mukul Arya,” the Palestinian foreign ministry said in an official statement.”On this sad occasion, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Dr Riyad Al-Maliki extends his heartfelt condolences and sincere sympathy to his counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of India, S Jaishankar, and through him to the friendly Indian government, the family of Ambassador Arya and his relatives,” the statement reads.”As soon as this painful news arrived, immediate instructions were issued from President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Dr. Muhammad Shtayyeh to all the security, police, and public authorities, in addition to the Ministry of Health and Forensic Medicine, to immediately move to the place of residence of the Indian ambassador, to closely monitor the case of death, and that all parties are fully prepared to do what is required of them in such difficult and emergency,” it added.