Amarinder condemns 'beheadings' of two Punjabis in Saudi Arabia as 'barbaric'

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday condemned as "totally barbaric and inhuman" the reported recent beheadings of two Punjabi men in Saudi Arabia and said he would seek a detailed report from India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

According to a media report, the two men, identified as Satwinder Kumar of Hoshiarpur and Harjeet Singh of Ludhiana, were executed in connection with a muder case.

Expressing shock and grief over the "vicious act", which he claimed has been confirmed by the MEA to have taken place on February 28, Singh said it was atrocious that such incidents continued to happen in civilised nations even today.

The chief minister also criticised the MEA "for failing to prevent, and then not disclosing the execution of the two men till it was forced to do so by a petition filed by Satwinder's wife in Hoshiarpur district."

Singh said he would approach External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for more details about the execution.

He said he would seek from ..