Kerala nurse stabbed in Kuwait

Thiruvanthapuram/Kuwait City, Feb 22: An Indian nurse from Kottayam in Kerala was stabbed in Kuwait City and is under treatment at Farwaniya Hospital there. Exterl Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, tweeting about the incident, said that India has taken up the issue of security of Indians in Kuwait at the highest level.

“Our Embassy has taken up the matter at the highest level in Kuwait to ensure safety and security of Indian tiols there,” she said. “I was informed about the stabbing of Mrs. Gopika Shajikumar an Indian tiol from Kottayam. I asked for an immediate report and we have complete details of the unfortute incident,” Swaraj tweeted. Gopika works at the Al-Jahra Hospital there. (IANS)