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Indian govt takes up medical student's death issue with Russia

by IBNS 09 Mar 2016, 06:48 pm

New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): The Indian government has taken up the issue of an Indian medical student's death in Russia with the country's government.

The student died after he was attacked in Russia.

"We have taken this up with Russian authorities and we will take this to the logical conclusion," Swaraj tweeted.

A Kashmiri student, who was attacked by local goons in Kazan area ofRussia, died on Wednesday.

Muhamamd Yasir, a resident of Hassanabad in Rainawari area of Srinagar, was pursuing studies in Russia. 

He was admitted in Kazan Trauma Centre, Kazan, after the attack by local goons.

Murtaza Jaffar, a friend of Yasir, informed Sushma Swaraj  about the accident through a tweet which read,"@SushmaSwaraj ma’am a kashmiri medical student has been attacked by local goons in Russia, he is in coma. Lost his money and documents too. SOS."

Following the tweet, Swaraj had offered help and wrote, "I have got complete report on Yasir. An Indian Doctor is treating him in Kazan Trauma Centre in Russia."

 "Our Embassy officials will go and see Yasir in hospital tomorrow. We will bear all expenses on his treatment. I am pained to hear this. We will take this up with Russian authorities," she had tweeted.

On Wednesday evening, Swaraj said in a tweet: "I am pained to inform that Yasir- an Indian medical student from Srinagar has succumbed to his injuries in Russia."