Delhi Commission for Women asks for Sushma Swaraj's help to get Delhi man's body from Japan

NEW DELHI:

Delhi Commission for Women

(DCW) has sought the intervention of external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj in bringing back the body of a man from Delhi who died in Japan recently.

The wife of the deceased, Radha Debi, a resident of Ambedkar Nagar, has approached the commission saying she is financially weak and unable to bear the expenses for bringing back the body of Gopal Ram (48) for performing the last ri tes. Swaraj, who recently underwent kidney transplant is recuperating at AIIMS.

“The woman has approached the commission to seek assistance for repatriation of her husband's body to India for performing the last rites. She has informed that she has no means of ensuring the same as her family is financially weak and is unable to bear the expenses for the same.

“The family is severely distressed and needs your suppo rt. I am forwarding the representation along with this letter for your kind perusal...“ DCW chairperson

Swati Maliwal

said in a letter to Swaraj. Maliwal also wished the mi nister a fast and speedy recovery. Gopal had gone to Tokyo, Japan in September last year to work as a cook in a hotel. On December 10, the family received a call from a person who worked with Gopal, saying that he has passed away after a heart attack.