As many as 241 Indian nationals died in Qatar last year, compared to 237 in the previous year, the Indian Embassy in Qatar has said.

According to a report in The Peninsula nespaper, the embassy said 89 Indian have died so far this year in the country.

It said the embassy received 3,558 complaints from Indian nationals in 2013 compared to 3,385 complaints in 2012. The Labour and Community Welfare Section of the embassy received 1,176 complaints from January till 24 April 2014, the embassy said in a press release.

Meanwhile, an embassy team visited the Central Prison and the Deportation Centre recently to enquire about the welfare of detainees from India. The total number of Indian nationals in the Central Prison and the Deportation Centre currently is 80 and 174, respectively, the report said.