‘Kuwait commutes death sentence of 15 Indians to life term’

NEW DELHI: Death sentences handed down to 15 Indians lodged in a Kuwaiti jail have been commuted to life imprisonment by the Emir of Kuwait, xxternal affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said on Saturday. Swaraj said the Emir has also directed that the sentences of 119 Indian nationals be reduced. Tweeting the development, Swaraj thanked the Emir for his “kind” gesture and said the Indian Embassy in that country will extend assistance to the Indian nationals being released from jails.