Body of Kodagu man being brought back from Guyana
The state govt will extend financial assistance to bring back the body of PB Girish Babu Pale, who is a native of Madenadu village in Madikeri taluk, it stated.
Girish was working as a staff nurse in the Sheriff General Hospital in Guyana, South America, for about two years. On July 3, he was admitted to the hospital where he was working due to illness and was undergoing treatment. However, he died of a heart attack on July 14. Following the incident, the family was in constant touch with the hospital and the Indian Embassy to bring the mortal remains to India.
The embassy informed that the family of the deceased would have to pay about Rs 12 lakhs to bring the mortal remains to India.
Janaki, wife of Girish, appealed to the Non-Resident Indian Forum for assistance from the govt, stating that the family was financially backward. Accordingly, the forum requested chief minister Siddaramaiah to consider the request. Janaki also met the CM and sought his intervention.
In response, the state govt sanctioned Rs 3.6 lakh while the remaining amount is being borne by the Sheriff General Hospital where Girish worked, the Forum stated on Wednesday.
In addition, the alumni of Basavanahalli Morarji Desai Residential School, where Girish studied, approached Virajpet MLA AS Ponnanna and requested him to provide financial assistance. The Indian Embassy in Guyana and the resident commissioner in New Delhi are coordinating the bringing of the body to India.
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