An Indian Shot and Injured in Khawlan [Archives:1999/35/Local News]

According to a letter sent to the Yemen Times from the Indian Embassy in Sanaa, Indian Engineer named Mr. D.A. Radhkrishnan and Mr. G.D. Roy along with their hired driver Mr. Hussein Al-Arashi were stopped by 7-8 armed men on Friday, August 27 at 11.30 AM in Jehana, Khawlan on their way to Sanaa. The people wanted to take the hired Land Cruiser car. But the driver refused upon which the armed group opened fire and shot Mr. Radhkrishnan in his stomach and his left hand as well as the driver who got a bullet in his stomach. However, they drove about 60KMs in their critical stage and reached Sanaa where they are presently being treated. The two Indians are working with an Indian Constancy company, Consulting Engineering Services Limited (CES) which is constructing a hospital in Khawlan.

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