Brother of Jeddah flood victim arrives from India for DNA test - Arab News
RIYADH: The younger brother of an Indian worker who died in the Jeddah flash floods in November 2009 will take a DNA test in the coastal city to identify his sibling, a senior official from the Indian Consulate told Arab News Saturday.
We are helping both the Saudi authorities and the family of the deceased to complete the forensic formalities of Balachandran Amirthalingam, 35, who died in the floods 19 months ago, said S.D. Moorthy, consul of labor welfare at the consulate in Jeddah.
Once the body is identified, a compensation of SR1 million will be paid to his family. The body has been lying in a government morgue in Jeddah since November 2009.
Moorthy said five Indian workers died in the devastating floods. The families of two, Mohammed Elyas from Rajasthan and Shanawaz from Kerala, have already received compensation of SR1 million each.
Amirthalingam is the third case to be handled by the mission for this purpose, the consul said.
Amirthalingam, who hailed from Nagoor in the district of Nagapattanam in Tamil Nadu, had been working for a water supply company in the Makkah province.
Moorthy said brother Jayachandran visited the mission on Saturday.
We were made to understand that the identification and other forensic formalities including the DNA test will have to be done with the permission of the Civil Defense in Jeddah, he added. He expected the testing to be completed as soon as the green light was given from local authorities.
Following the identification of the body, officials would give the go-ahead to repatriate the remains home, the official said.
It is expected that the results of the forensic tests would take a minimum of three months.
The sponsor is paying for repatriation and other expenses.
In a statement to the Indian press, Amirthalingams family had thanked the Jeddah Tamil Sangam and Moorthy for their support.
Two flash floods that devastated Jeddah in November 2009 and January 2011 killed 130 people, rendered thousands homeless and caused heavy damage to properties.
As part of post-flood rehabilitation programs, compensation is being paid to the victims and families of the deceased on the instruction of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah.
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1Million SAR is about 12 Million INR or about 1.2 Crore INR
RIYADH: The younger brother of an Indian worker who died in the Jeddah flash floods in November 2009 will take a DNA test in the coastal city to identify his sibling, a senior official from the Indian Consulate told Arab News Saturday.
We are helping both the Saudi authorities and the family of the deceased to complete the forensic formalities of Balachandran Amirthalingam, 35, who died in the floods 19 months ago, said S.D. Moorthy, consul of labor welfare at the consulate in Jeddah.
Once the body is identified, a compensation of SR1 million will be paid to his family. The body has been lying in a government morgue in Jeddah since November 2009.
Moorthy said five Indian workers died in the devastating floods. The families of two, Mohammed Elyas from Rajasthan and Shanawaz from Kerala, have already received compensation of SR1 million each.
Amirthalingam is the third case to be handled by the mission for this purpose, the consul said.
Amirthalingam, who hailed from Nagoor in the district of Nagapattanam in Tamil Nadu, had been working for a water supply company in the Makkah province.
Moorthy said brother Jayachandran visited the mission on Saturday.
We were made to understand that the identification and other forensic formalities including the DNA test will have to be done with the permission of the Civil Defense in Jeddah, he added. He expected the testing to be completed as soon as the green light was given from local authorities.
Following the identification of the body, officials would give the go-ahead to repatriate the remains home, the official said.
It is expected that the results of the forensic tests would take a minimum of three months.
The sponsor is paying for repatriation and other expenses.
In a statement to the Indian press, Amirthalingams family had thanked the Jeddah Tamil Sangam and Moorthy for their support.
Two flash floods that devastated Jeddah in November 2009 and January 2011 killed 130 people, rendered thousands homeless and caused heavy damage to properties.
As part of post-flood rehabilitation programs, compensation is being paid to the victims and families of the deceased on the instruction of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah.
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1Million SAR is about 12 Million INR or about 1.2 Crore INR
