An Indian nationwide who was lacking for the reason that earthquakes hit Turkey, on February 6, was discovered useless on Saturday (February 11) beneath the rubble of a lodge he was staying in. The Indian embassy in Turkey confirmed that the physique of the sufferer, Vijay Kumar Gaud was discovered within the particles of a lodge in Malatya the place he was on a enterprise journey. 

In response to studies citing officers, the sufferer’s face was injured past recognition and the physique was recognized by his household by the tattoo of the phrase “Om” on his hand. “We inform with sorrow that the mortal stays of Shri Vijay Kumar, an Indian nationwide lacking in Turkiye since February 6 earthquake, have been discovered and recognized among the many particles of a lodge in Malatya, the place he was on a enterprise journey,” mentioned the Indian embassy in Turkey, in a tweet. 

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They added, “Our deepest condolences to his household and family members. We’re making preparations for the earliest doable transportation of his mortal stays to his household.” India’s Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA), on Wednesday, mentioned that an Indian was lacking, whereas 10 others have been caught in distant areas of Turkey however are protected following the devastating earthquake in Turkey. 

Who was Vijay Kumar?

Vijay Kumar was a 35-year-old from the Pauri district within the Indian state of Uttarakhand and was reportedly a technician for a Bengaluru-based gas-plant firm, Oxyplants India Pvt. Ltd. He was in Turkey on an task. As per media studies, Gaud was discovered beneath the rubble of the four-star Avsar Lodge in Malatya the place he was staying since January 25 for a mission that was supposed to finish by mid-February. 

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The sufferer’s elder brother Arun Kumar Gaud that his spouse, Pinky Gaur, and six-year-old son had final talked to him on the telephone on February 5 and that he was to return to India on February 20. “His telephone rings however nobody responds,” mentioned his elder brother to PTI, after his brother went lacking.

Kumar was despatched to Turkey for putting in and commissioning an acetylene fuel plant in Malatya, as per media studies, and secured his visa by mid-January. In response to household sources quoting Indian embassy officers, Gaud’s mortal stays will first be flown to Istanbul after which taken to Delhi, and it might take some three days for his physique to achieve Uttarakhand, reported PTI. 

(With inputs from businesses)  
 

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