Two Citizens and one Indonesian female were found dead in Salwa area, said a statement by the Interior Ministry Friday. Police officers found an injured Indian national at the scene of the crime. He informed the police about the three dead bodies, said the ministry, adding that forensic teams have arrived at the scene and an investigation was launched to determine what have happened. The Indian national was taken to Mubarak Hospital for treatment.

The local news paper named the Kuwaiti citizens as Sheikh Sabah Mubarak Al-Nasser Al-Sabah was 58 years old ruling family member and the other citizen was Saleh Al-Othman, a 68 years old citizen. The victims were found inside an apartment in Salwa area, with their hands and feet tied and their mouths covered, local news paper added.

The third victim — a 1970-born Indonesian woman Hartiyanti Bet Owni — was reported as absconding by her sponsor of GCC nationality and the sole survivor — the 1971-born Indian expatriate was working as a driver for the Sheikh.