New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Expressing concern over deaths of Indian students abroad, Congress leader K C Venugopal in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday asked the government to probe if there were any "hate crime" angle to the incidents.
Raising a "matter of serious concern" during the Zero Hour, Venugopal said according to recent information shared by the External Affairs Minister in the Lok Sabha, a staggering 403 Indian students have lost their lives in foreign countries since 2018. "Chair, this is not a number...Families devastated, dreams shattered and futures extinguished," he said.
Citing the information provided by the minister, Venugopal said Canada topped the list with 91 incidents, followed by the United Kingdom with the 48 cases.
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