03-05-2025
Indian Embassy Open House highlights community support, repatriation efforts
TDT | Manama
The Embassy of India organized an Open House yesterday, chaired by Ambassador HE Mr. Vinod Kurian Jacob. The Embassy's consular team and panel of lawyers were also present.
More than 30 Indian nationals participated in the Open House, which was conducted in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam.
The event began with a moment of silence in remembrance of the Pahalgam terror attack. Thereafter, the gathering was briefed on the cases raised during the previous Open House.
An Indian national who had been stranded in Bahrain for an extended period was repatriated with the Embassy's assistance. An Emergency Certificate was issued, and an air ticket was provided through the Indian Community Welfare Fund.
In another case, a woman who participated in an Open House received an Emergency Certificate, and her outstanding school fees were settled with the intervention of the Embassy. The Ambassador expressed his appreciation to the school principal and Malabar Gold & Diamonds for their support in clearing the dues.
The Embassy also issued an air ticket through the Indian Community Welfare Fund to a cancer patient traveling to India for further treatment.
In April, Embassy officials visited the Ladies' Prison and Jau Prison to meet inmates in person. Support kits were distributed to the inmates of the Ladies' Prison through the Indian Community Welfare |Fund.
The Ambassador expressed his gratitude to the Bahraini authorities, including the Ministry of Labour, LMRA, and Immigration authorities, for their swift assistance in consular and community welfare matters.
He also thanked the Embassy's panel of lawyers for their consistent participation and support in reviewing the cases presented, and appreciated the commitment of Indian community organizations and volunteers in helping distressed members of the Indian diaspora throughout the year.
