UAE: Karnataka Sports & Cultural Club helps repatriate Indian expats' body

Abu Dhabi: Karnataka Sports & Cultural Club, (registered with Community Development Authority, Govt of Dubai, UAE) with the assistance of the Indian Embassy, Abu Dhabi has managed to repatriate the body of Sheik Mohammed Saleem, 57-year old Indian national from Hyderabad, who died due to cardiac arrest on April 9 in Al Ain. He was working as a tailor and survived by his wife, children and family.

His relatives contacted the member of Karnataka Sports & Cultural Club, for their help to repatriate the body to India. Karnataka Sports & Cultural Club, positively responded for this humanitarian request and arranged the Authorization letter from deceased family and cleared the all the documentation formalities for dispatching the body to India and shifted the body from Al Ain hospital to Abu Dhabi Central Hospital on April 11.

With the help of UAE government authorities and Indian Consulate and his sponsor managed to repatriate the body to India on April 12. Prior to dispatch funeral prayer was held in Sheikh Khalifa Hospital Abu Dhabi. Its Executive member accompanied transportation of mortal to his home town Hyderabad, India.

The relatives and family members and his sponsor have appreciated the Karnataka Sports & Cultural Club, effort to dispatch the body to India within 2 days quick session. Embassy Community affairs officers extended all support to Karnataka Sports & Cultural Club members.