The Indian embassy in Qatar has received 3,781 complaints from Indian workers so far this year, compared to 3,943 last year, according to a report by The Peninsula newspaper.

The paper said the embassy registered the deaths of 260 Indians in the Gulf state so far this year, including 20 this month, compared to 279 registered last year.

The figures come as the Qatari government has faced growing criticism over working conditions at construction sites in the Gulf state, with reports claiming that 4,000 migrant workers are likely to die while working on 2022 World Cup sites in Doha, and that 1,200 have already lost their lives.

According to the Indian embassy, there are also 105 Indians in the Central Prison and 195 at the Deportation Centre.

Ambassador Sanjiv Arora, Deputy Chief of Mission R K Singh and other officials met complainants, discussed their problems and assured them that the embassy would follow up their cases with Qatari authorities, a statement cited by The Peninsula said.

According to the CIA World Facebook, Indians make up around 18 percent of the population in Qatar.