BangaloreThe body of an Indian who went missing after the massive earthquake in Turkey was found on Saturday from the debris of a hotel and will be sent to India at the earliest, the Indian Embassy said. In a statement, the Indian Embassy said, “It is with sadness that the mortal remains of Vijay Kumar, an Indian missing in Turkey since the February 6 earthquake, have been found and identified among the debris of a hotel in Malta where he was doing business.” Was on a trip.” ,
We inform with sadness that the mortal remains of Shri Vijay Kumar, an Indian national missing since the 6 February earthquake in Turkey, have been found and identified from the wreckage of a hotel in Malatya where he was on a business trip. Were.@PMOIndia @DrSJaishankar @MEAIndia
1/2— India in Turkey (@IndianEmbassyTR) February 11, 2023
According to sources, Vijay Kumar’s body was identified by a tattoo of the word “Om” on one of his arms, as his face was badly disfigured.
Vijay Kumar, who hailed from Kotdwar in Uttarakhand, worked at Oxyplants India Pvt Ltd in Bengaluru and was on a business trip to Malatya in Turkey and was staying in a four-star hotel there.
His family said that his body would be airlifted to Istanbul and then it would reach New Delhi and then Uttarakhand.