Russia To Exhume, Hand Over Body Of Rajasthan Man Buried In Moscow, Court Informed
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Mr Garasia had gone to Moscow under a one-year work visa but was found dead in a park there last July.
The Russian government has agreed to exhume and hand over the body of Hitendra Garasia from Rajasthan, who was in Moscow under work visa but was found dead in a park there, a court here was informed on Wednesday.
Justice Dinesh Mehta issued directions that once the body is received from the Russian government, the Centre and the Rajasthan government will make all endeavours to ensure that it reaches the family members at their village Godwa in Udaipur at the earliest. During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General R D Rastogi informed the court citing the communique by the Russian government to the Indian Embassy that due to winter vacation in Russia, the body could not be handed over to the authorised agent. "It is assured that the same will, however, be done at the earliest and the mortal remains of the deceased will be handed over to the assigned agent within a period of 2 to 3 days", Mr Rohatgi told the court.
Mr Garasia had gone to Moscow under a one-year work visa but was found dead in a park there last July.
Since the Russian government decided not to hand over the body and bury it there, the family members of the victim had knocked on all the doors including the high court to arrange for transport of the body to India for the last rites.
