New Delhi: Coinciding with the visit of Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman to India, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday ordered release of 850 Indian prisoners lodged in its jails.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the decision was taken on the request of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Another big deliverable! At the request of the PM, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia has ordered the release of 850 Indian prisoners lodged in Saudi jails,” he said in a tweet.
He said Prince Mohammad has also announced an increase in the quota for Indian Haj pilgrims to 200,000 at the request of PM Modi. The present quota is about 175,000.
During his visit to Pakistan two days back, Prince Mohammad had agreed to release over 2,000 Pakistani prisoners in Saudi jails.
