An Indian family has missed their son's last rites in Sydney after the authorities could not send his body to India.
30-year-old Chiranjib Hazra from West Bengal who came to Sydney for his MBA in 2014 and later took up a job here, was found dead in his room in January this year. His family suspects foul play.
T reports the Indian consulate in Sydney wrote to Hazra's family in India saying the police were investigating his death and the body had been sent for an autopsy.
The family claims they have been requesting the Indian authorities in Australia to repatriate his body to India since his death but after waiting for a few weeks, they have been told that they would not be able to send his body to India as it was fast decomposing.
The reported the consulate and the funeral service firm then requested a family member to come to Sydney for Hazra’s funeral.
None of Hazra’s family who live in Keshpur in West Midnapore in West Bengal, have a passport. Without a passport, the family said, they would not be able to travel.
The report states the consulate and the funeral service company then sought the family’s permission to cremate Hazra in Sydney.
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Chiranjib’s brother-in-law Anup Samanta who has been coordinating with the authorities in Australia said the family had finally consented to Hazra being cremated in Sydney.
Hazra’s distraught father Chittaranjan emailed the consulate and the funeral service firm on Tuesday giving them the permission to perform his son’s last rites in Sydney.
The family received a confirmation email from the funeral service on Wednesday that arrangements had been made to cremate Chiranjib on Thursday in Sydney.
SBS Hindi has reached out to the Consul General of Sydney, Mr. B Vanlalvawna for comment about Chiranjib Hazra but has not yet received a response.
