Remains of student killed in India to arrive in Malaysia tomorrow
Bernama
Januari 30, 2016 15:27 MYT
Januari 30, 2016 15:27 MYT
Uthaya Kumar, 23, a third-year medical student at the Melaka Manipal Medical College (MMMC), was killed after the motorcycle he was riding pillion was involved in an accident with a bus in Chitradurga, Karnataka on Jan 27. - File photo
The remains of S. Uthaya Kumar, who was killed in a road accident in India, is expected to arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 7.30am tomorrow (Jan 31).
Foreign Ministry in a statement today said the remains of the Public Service Department-sponsored student would be flown back on Malaysia Airlines flight MH193 from Bengaluru International Airport.
"The consular officer and a PSD officer from the Malaysian consulate general in Chennai as well as the victim's next-of-kin have arrived at the Basaveswara Medical College, Chitradurga on Jan 29 to manage the repatriation process," it said.
Uthaya Kumar, 23, a third-year medical student at the Melaka Manipal Medical College (MMMC), was killed after the motorcycle he was riding pillion was involved in an accident with a bus in Chitradurga, Karnataka on Jan 27.
He died on the way to the hospital.Meanwhile, the victim's sister S. Thavamalar, 20, said upon arrival, the
remains would be brought to the family home at Bandar Baru Selayang before being taken to the Cheras crematorium for cremation rites at about 11.30am.
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