Bahrain pardons 250 Indian prisoners on Modi visit
Bahrain pardons 250 Indian prisoners on Modi visit
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Manama: Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a programme organised by the Indian community, in Manama, Bahrain on Aug 24, 2019. (Photo: IANS/PIB)
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Manama, Aug 25 (IANS) In a special gesture as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was visiting the Gulf kingdom, Bahrain pardoned 250 Indian prisoners serving sentences in the country.
"In a kind and humanitarian gesture, the Government of Bahrain has pardoned 250 Indians serving sentences in Bahrain. PM@narendramodi thanks the Bahrain Government for the Royal Pardon," the PMO tweeted.
Modi was in Bahrain on a two-day visit, the first by an Indian Prime Minister.
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