Video: Body of woman found dead in Sharjah taken to Kerala hometown for final rites

Khaleej Times

4 days ago

The mortal remains of Vipanchika Maniyan, the 31-year-old Indian woman who was found dead in Sharjah a day after taking the life of her one-year-and-five-month-old daughter, have been taken to her hometown in Kerala, ANI reported on Wednesday, July 23.
Vipanchika, who hailed from Kundara in Kollam, was taken back to her hometown for final rites after her postmortem was completed at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College, a day after the body was flown from Dubai on Tuesday, July 22.
Her mother had arrived in Dubai to take her daughter's final remains back home, accompanied by Vipanchika's brother, who resides in the UAE.
Meanwhile, her daughter was laid to rest at the Sonapur New Cemetery in Dubai, according to a social worker.
The tragic incident took place on July 10, when authorities discovered the bodies of the 31-year-old and her daughter inside their Sharjah apartment, alongside a handwritten note.
According to social workers, Vipanchika had been in a strained marriage with her husband, Nidheesh Valiyaveettil, against whom her family has now filed a case of dowry harassment in India.
The two were reported to have been living separately since some time and a "legal case had also been filed by the husband through a lawyer, and a notice had been sent to the woman", said a social worker.
The heartbreaking incident had just created unrest within the UAE community, when a little than a week later, another body of an Indian woman was found in her Sharjah apartment on July 19.
Thirty year old Athulya Shekhar had celebrated her birthday the previous day with her sister and was set to start a new job soon. Her family has also filed a case against her husband, who found her body, with charges including abetment of suicide, physical abuse, dowry-related offences, and cruelty, according to Indian media and social workers.
After the tragic deaths, mental health experts and social workers are calling for urgent awareness about the emotional impact of domestic violence and the critical need for timely mental health support.