Statement of the Ministry of External Affairs on the death of retired Colonel Kale, who worked for the United Nations Aid Agency in Gaza.

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs has expressed deep grief over the death of retired Indian Colonel Vaibhav Anil Kale, working with the United Nations Aid Agency in Gaza. Along with this, India's Ministry of External Affairs said that 'We have informed our Permanent Mission to the United Nations and our embassies in Tel Aviv and Ramallah (capital of Palestine) for help in bringing the 'bones' of the colonel. (Retd) for India.

Notably, Colonel (Retd) Vaibhav Anil Kale, who was serving as a Coordination Officer (Coordinating Officer) in the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (DSS), died on May 13 when his vehicle collided with Israel's During this he was hit by a missile. it was a war with hamas

In this regard, the statement of the Ministry of External Affairs said that we are sending our condolences to his family and relatives from a distance.

Along with this, the Ministry of External Affairs told reporters that it has requested our Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York as well as our embassies in Tel Aviv and Ramallah to help in bringing his remains to India. Apart from this, we have informed the concerned authorities to investigate how this incident happened.