Indian killed in strike at Kuwait International Airport identified as Ujjain resident; was coming home for family wedding

Key points

• A native of Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district has lost his life in an alleged Iranian strike at the Kuwait International Airport just hours before he was scheduled to board a flight home, his family members said on Thursday (June 4, 2026) after they received information from government officials.
• A resident of Ujjain town, Manzoor Ahmed (55) had been working as a tailor in Kuwait for about 30 years, and was about to travel to his hometown on Wednesday (June 3, 2026) morning for a family wedding, his son Mohammad Anas told reporters.
• “He was about to come to India yesterday and had gone to the airport to catch his flight for Mumbai.
• He got caught in a drone strike near the terminal 1,” he said.
• “His nephew is going to get married soon and he was coming for that,” Mr. Anas added.