Ramallah : India’s Envoy to Palestine Mukul Arya, was found dead inside his Office Premises in Ramallah on Sunday. It was not immediately known how Arya died.
Arya had joined the Indian Foreign Service in 2008. Born and raised in India’s national capital, Arya had studied Economics at the Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) before cracking the UPSC exams.
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has expressed shock over the death of the diplomat. “Deeply shocked to learn about the passing away of India’s Representative at Ramallah, Shri Mukul Arya,” Mr Jaishankar tweeted.
As soon as this Tragic news arrived, immediate instructions were issued from Pakestine 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,” it said in a statement.
Arya had served in the Indian embassies in Kabul, Moscow as well as at the headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi.He also served at India’s Permanent Delegation to the UNESCO in Paris.
