Medak man's body stuck in Saudi for 47 days

Ch Sushil Rao / Jul 21, 2017, 12:53 IST

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Medak man's body stuck in Saudi for 47 days

Marikili Pochaiah.

HYDERABAD: The family of a Telangana man who died in Saudi Arabia is distressed as the body has not been sent to India even 47 days after his demise.
Marikili Pochaiah of Burgupally village, Haven Ghanpur mandal, Medak district, had died on June 3. The 4 on June 3. The 45-yearold man had gone to Saudi Arabia three years ago and was employed with the Al Nasban Group. Pochaiah's widow Vijayalaxmi said that she and her four children had been grieving after coming to know of her husband's sudden death. “We cannot understand the reasons for the delay in getting the body back in India,“ she said.The family had approached Medak district officials for help.
Pochaiah's eldest son M Srikanth, a polytechnic student, said that his father, who was working in Ri yadh, had spoken to them last around 7.30 pm on June 3. “After a few hours, he complained of chest pain and was rushed to hospital by his room-mates but passed away,“ he said.
Vijayalaxmi had also sent an affidavit to the company saying that one Guguloth Balu was authorised to complete the formalities after that.

On Thursday, MBT leader Amjed Ullah Khan also wrote a letter to external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj to help the family get the body back.
Documents relating to Pochaiah's death in Saudi were also provided to the Indian Embassy in Riyadh.

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Ch Sushil Rao

Sushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyderabad. He began his journalism career at the age of 20 in 1988. He is a gold medalist in journalism from the Department of Communication and Journalism, Arts College, Osmania University, Hyderabad from where he did his post-graduation from. He has been with The Times of India’s Hyderabad edition since its launch in 2000. He has also done an introductory course in film studies from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and also from the Central University of Kerala equipping himself with the knowledge of filmmaking for film criticism. He has authored four books. In his career spanning 34 years, he has worked for five newspapers and has also done television reporting. He was also a web journalist during internet’s infancy in the mid 1990s in India. He covers defence, politics, diaspora, innovation, administration, the film industry, Hyderabad city and Telangana state, and human interest stories. He is also a podcaster, blogger, does video reporting and makes documentaries.

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