Jan 21 2016 : The Times of India (Chennai)
Body stuck in Riyadh for more than one year reaches Chennai 
Daniel George
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Chennai:
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The body of a 50year-old shepherd, from Andhra Pradesh, recently arrived in Chennai from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia more than a year after his death. Yerrasentla Venkata Ramana died due to a fall on November 25, 2014, at Hotat Bani Tamim, 225km from Riyadh, and his body had been lying in a hospital mortuary there since then.His mortal remains were not repatriated due to lack of proper follow-up and igno rance on the part of Venkatesh, a fellow shepherd in Saudi Arabia, with regard to documentation and completion of formalities.
Finally, social workers and the Indian embassy followed up the case. Venkata Ramana's brother Kummagiri Venkateswarlu received the body at Chennai airport on Thursday last.
Manoj Kumar, a diplomat at the Indian Embassy in Riyadh, said Venkata Ramana was from Nooliveedu in Kadapa district. The embassy followed up the case and made sure the body was repatriated to India, he added.
Venkateswarlu said he had written to the embassy and asked for a forensic re port as he suspected foul play in the death. Social workers in Riyadh took up the matter with Indian embassy officials who visited the spot where he died. The Saudi ministry of foreign affairs confirmed that he died due to injuries received from falling off a building. Venkata Ramana's local sponsor paid for the body to be repatriated to India. According to social acti sts, it is common for blue vists, it is common for bluecollar workers in several Gulf countries to be unaware of whom to approach in such cases. The body remains in the mortuary for long as the family back home in India is also not informed of the death.
Finally, social workers and the Indian embassy followed up the case. Venkata Ramana's brother Kummagiri Venkateswarlu received the body at Chennai airport on Thursday last.
Manoj Kumar, a diplomat at the Indian Embassy in Riyadh, said Venkata Ramana was from Nooliveedu in Kadapa district. The embassy followed up the case and made sure the body was repatriated to India, he added.
Venkateswarlu said he had written to the embassy and asked for a forensic re port as he suspected foul play in the death. Social workers in Riyadh took up the matter with Indian embassy officials who visited the spot where he died. The Saudi ministry of foreign affairs confirmed that he died due to injuries received from falling off a building. Venkata Ramana's local sponsor paid for the body to be repatriated to India. According to social acti sts, it is common for blue vists, it is common for bluecollar workers in several Gulf countries to be unaware of whom to approach in such cases. The body remains in the mortuary for long as the family back home in India is also not informed of the death.
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