They had gone to Saudi Arabia for the Umrah pilgrimage, which is a shorter version of Hajj, the biggest Islamic pilgrimage.
Mr Sajjanar said that an oil tanker was involved in the accident but did not give more details.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said in a post on X that he was “deeply saddened” by the news of the accident and that Indian authorities were in close contact with officials in Saudi Arabia.
“Our Embassy in Riyadh and Consulate in Jeddah are providing all possible assistance,” he wrote.
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