Amid Gulf escalations, the Indian Embassy confirms that no one was killed in the Iranian strike on Saudi Arabia's Al Kharj.

Rumors that an Indian national had died in an Iranian projectile strike on the Al Kharj governorate of Saudi Arabia were quickly refuted by India's Embassy in Riyadh, which reassured people that the only Indian affected had survived with injuries and was receiving hospital treatment. In an X post filled with relief, the embassy described how it coordinated with Saudi officials and that Counsellor (CW) Y Sabir personally visited the injured worker to ease the anxiety of expatriate families back home. As regional tensions escalated due to Iran's retaliatory barrages against US-Israeli actions, this update broke through the initial confusion.

A "military munition" that is commonly associated with Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed two people and injured twelve during the Sunday night attack that shook a residential area in Al Kharj, south of Riyadh. A follow-up clarified that both deaths were Bangladeshi, along with 11 injured compatriots and one Indian, after Saudi Civil Defense initially reported the toll in an ambiguous manner, leading to early claims of an Indian and a Bangladeshi killed. The Guards boasted strikes on radar sites close to the strategic air base, turning residential areas into collateral flashpoints, according to AFP.

The embassy tweeted, "It is a matter of relief that there has been no Indian fatality in the unfortunate incident at Al Kharj yesterday evening." Regarding this matter, the Embassy has communicated with the relevant Saudi authorities. Last night, Counselor (CW) Shri Y. Sabir visited Al Kharj and spoke with the injured Indian national who was a part of this regrettable incident. He is presently being treated at an Al Kharj government hospital." This proactive outreach demonstrates India's watchful support for its large diaspora in the Gulf, where South Asian laborers are increasingly at risk due to spillover conflicts.

Al Kharj's crown-jewel status is the reason for its frequent targeting: it is home to a significant Saudi air base that has been battered by Iran's week-long missile and drone attacks as retaliation for the US-Israeli attack on Tehran. Residential strikes close to military bases reveal the human cost, entangling expatriate communities that drive the Gulf economy, particularly migrant workers from Bangladesh and India. Calls for de-escalation in the face of a volatile regional chessboard are heightened as Iran's campaign expands and runs the risk of entangling more innocent people.

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