Centre, MP Govt Step in to Bring Back Techie's Body From Thailand
The family sought help from a Congress MLA who in turn approached PM Narendra Modi and EAM S Jaishankar
In absence of passport, a family in Madhya Pradesh is finding it difficult to travel to Thailand to bring back the mortal remains of their family member, a software engineer, who died in a road accident.
While the Centre has stepped in to help the bereaved family, the state government has assured it will make necessary arrangements to bring home the body of the woman, Pragya Paliwal (29), whose family resides in Chhatarpur district.
"She had reached Thailand on Tuesday for participating in the annual conference of a Hong Kong-based organisation," her brother S P Paliwal told reporters here on Thursday.
He said, "None of our family members have a passport. So, we have sought help of local Congress MLA Alok Chaturvedi and the district authorities."
Chaturvedi, in turn, sought help from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jaishankar.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has also assured all assistance to the bereaved family.
Chaturvedi said he has also informed Chief Minister Kamal Nath about the problem being faced by the family.
Kamal Nath too assured the family that his government will provide all possible help. The state government will make the necessary arrangement, should the family members want to go to Thailand, he said in a tweet in Hindi.
He also warned of strict repercussions if any lapses in the procedure are revealed.
Family members of the deceased met additional district collector Prem Singh to seek help.
"We are helping them to get passports at the earliest and ready to extend any other help they require," said Singh.
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