Scindia seeks Jaishankar’s intervention in retrieving Gwalior yoga teacher’s body who died in China

Jyotiraditya Scindia has written to S. Jaishankar seeking his intervention in bringing home the body of a 24-year-old man from Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior who had died in China last month.

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia has written to Union Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar seeking his intervention in bringing home the body of a 24-year-old man from Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior who had died in China last month, his office said on Wednesday.

In the letter dated December 29, Mr. Scindia, who hails from Gwalior, said that he has received a request from one Surendra Singh Kushwaha, a Gwalior resident, whose son, Prabal Kushwaha had died in China and the family has demanded that his body be brought back.

As per reports, Prabal’s body was found hanging last week. Even though the Chinese authorities have claimed that he took his own life, the victim’s family has alleged foul play.

In his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Draupadi Murmu and Mr. Scindia, Mr. Surendra Singh Kushwaha said that his son had gone to Beijing in March, 2023, to teach yoga at a centre there. 

He claimed that the family had not been able to get in touch with Prabal since December 20, and that on December 23, the Indian Embassy informed them about his death. 

The victim’s father requested Mr. Scindia to ensure the return of Prabal’s body and belongings as well as an enquiry into the circumstances of his death.

Prabal’s family has reportedly alleged foul play suspecting the involvement of a Chinese woman who he had met during a yoga course in Bengaluru.