7,615 Indians lodged in foreign jails: Govt
As many as 7,615 Indian nationals are lodged in foreign jails, Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Out of these, 1,810 Indians are lodged in Saudi Arabian jails, and 1,214 are in UAE prisons, he added. There are an estimated 1.16 crore non-resident Indians settled globally, he further said.