Mukul Arya, India’s representative to Palestine, was found dead inside the Indian embassy in Palestine. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday notified the passing of Mukul Arya.
Expressing deep shock over the passing away of Mukul Arya, Jaishankar tweeted, “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.”
As per the PTI report, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said the Indian ambassador died at his workplace in Ramallah. They have established contacts with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to complete the body’s transporting arrangements to India.
Arya, a 2008-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, had served in the Indian embassies in Kabul, Moscow, and at the Ministry of External Affairs headquarters in Delhi. He also served at India’s Permanent Delegation to the UNESCO in Paris.
Arya was an alumnus of the Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University before joining the Indian Foreign Service.
It is not how Arya died, PTI reported. The Palestinian foreign ministry said it received with “great astonishment and shock” the news of the death of Ambassador Arya.
“As soon as this painful news arrived, immediate instructions were issued from President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister 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,” said a statement.
“All parties are fully prepared to do what is required of them in such difficult and emergency circumstances,” it added.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants expresses its deep sadness, loss and pain at the death of Ambassador Arya.” The ministry said they are in touch with India’s external affairs ministry to complete the arrangements for transporting the mortal remains of Arya.
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki extended his heartfelt condolences, through his Indian counterpart, to the Indian government and Arya’s family.
Arya had served in the Indian embassies in Kabul, Moscow, and at the Ministry of External Affairs headquarters in Delhi. He also served at India’s Permanent Delegation to the UNESCO in Paris.
Arya was an alumnus of the Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University before joining the Indian Foreign Service.
