State brings migrant's body from Kuwait
Rameshwar Mahto, a resident of Bandkharo village in Vishnugarh block of Hazaribag, was working with M/s IMCO Engineering & Construction Company, Kuwait, for the past 12 years.
Mahto's wife, Pramila Devi, on June 19 appealed to the state to bring her husband's body back home. The state migrant control room co-ordinated with the Indian Embassy in Kuwait and the protector of emigrants, statement said.
"The family had refused to accept the body without receiving the final payment from the company, leading to the delays. The Hazaribag DC obtained the family's consent and sent a formal request to the Indian Embassy in Kuwait on July 27. The body was brought to Jharkhand on Thursday, when Kishore Mahto, the son of the deceased, and the Vishnugar block development officer received it," it said.
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