Nepal crash victims’ bodies heading home

Two days after an air crash in north-central Nepal claimed lives of 13 Indians, bodies of 10 victims started heading home on Wednesday. Utpal Parashar reports.

Updated on: May 16, 2012, 23:46:36 IST

Hindustan Times | By Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu

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Two days after an air crash in north-central Nepal claimed lives of 13 Indians, bodies of 10 victims started heading home on Wednesday.

Though the bodies had been airlifted to Kathmandu on Monday itself, post-mortem and identification of bodies had taken time. The Indian Embassy here said the bodies have been identified, relatives have been contacted and post-mortem and embalming completed.

“The mortal remains of 10 deceased have been handed over to their relatives,” said an embassy statement. These include bodies of Shiv Arora, Menaka Arora, Kamal Arora, M Handa, R Handa, Geeta Sachdev and Taruni Sachdev (all from Mumbai), Sudarshan (Chennai) and Krishna Chaitanya and Venkat Raman Ganti (Hyderabad).

“Relatives of V Gopi and Swarna Lakshmi have arrived in Kathmandu and will take the bodies to India after completion of formalities,” the statement added. The two Chennai sisters TK Sreevardhini and TK Sreepada are still undergoing treatment at a Pokhara hospital and are out of danger.

Their father TK Shreekanth is still unconscious. Relatives of the family are in Pokhara.

The mortal remains of the girls’ mother Latha Echambadi are in Kathmandu and will be handed over to relatives.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Utpal Parashar
A seasoned senior journalist, I have nearly three decades of experience across print, digital, and online platforms, covering political transitions, insurgencies, environmental issues, and development stories in India and Nepal. I am skilled in breaking news, leading editorial teams and launch of newspaper editions. I am adept at leveraging digital trends and social media to expand global reach, with a strong ethical foundation and a reputation for impactful journalism. An alumnus of Asian College of Journalism, I joined Hindustan Times in New Delhi as a trainee reporter in May 1997. Over the years, I have been posted in Dehradun, Kathmandu (Nepal) and Guwahati. Currently, as Senior Assistant Editor at Hindustan Times, I lead a team reporting on India’s northeastern states. My work involves in-depth analysis, and engaging multimedia storytelling across formats, including text, photo, video, and interactive content. I am skilled in producing timely, shareable content, leveraging digital platforms and social media to engage global audiences. Throughout my career with the Hindustan Times, I have led diverse editorial teams, designed capacity-building activities, and supported reporters in developing strong story ideas, ethical reporting practices, digital skills, and fact-checking techniques. As Senior Assistant Editor for Northeast India, I have been responsible for guiding correspondents through complex political, humanitarian, and community-level stories using multimedia formats. Earlier, as Foreign Correspondent in Nepal, I produced extensive reporting during Nepal’s democratic transition and the 2015 earthquake and its aftermath.Read More

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