Kin seeks help to bring body from Scotland

Trichy: Relatives of a 33-year-old software engineer who died in Scotland two weeks ago have appealed the Ministry of External Affairs to do the needful to bring his body to their native in Ariyalur district, as the deceased's wife and 2-year-old daughter have been struggling alone there as there no rescue flight has been operated to airlift them to India.

In a letter forwarded to the Prime Minister of India by R Karthikeyan, elder brother of deceased R Vinoth, a native of Udayanatham village in Udayarpalayam taluk in the district, he stated that his brother Vinoth died of cardiac arrest on May 23 in Edinburgh in Scotland.

The family members in Udayanatham were running pillar to post since his death to bring his body and family to their native for performing last rites and cremation.

When contacted, R Karthikeyan told TOI that the authorities from both external affairs in India and from Indian embassy in Scotland had informed that they have taken efforts to do the needful to airlift the body and his wife Revathi and daughter Kavinaya by Air India Express scheduled to arrive in Bangalore on June 18.

Meanwhile, authorities from the company where Vinoth had been working for more than 12 years stated they were taking every effort to airlift the body via Qatar within a few days.

“As of now one of my brother’s friends is taking care of the deceased family, as per our request. So, the government should take steps to bring them India as soon as possible,” said Karthikeyan.