Two Indians killed, one missing after merchant ships attacked amid Middle East conflict

Two Indian nationals have been confirmed dead and another is missing after merchant vessels they were aboard came under attack during the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters that the casualties occurred when the Indian citizens were on commercial ships operating in the conflict-affected region. “There have been reports of some casualties. We have two Indian nationals whom we have lost, and one is missing. It happened when they were on merchant vessels which came under attack,” he said.