Three men from Uttar Pradesh died in the Kuwait fire on Wednesday. The three have been identified as Praveen Madhav Singh from Varanasi, and Jairam Gupta and Angad Gupta from Gorakhpur district.
The lone victim from Bengal was Medinipur native Dwarikesh Pattanayak. The 52-year-old had postponed his scheduled visit home this April to celebrate his daughter’s birthday during Durga Puja.His wife Antara and daughter are in shock after receiving the news from his firm on Thursday. Dwarikesh had been working in Kuwait for two decades.
“He always called home at 8am. On Wednesday, Didi did not receive the call. She called him twice, but he didn’t answer. Anxious, she called his friend in Kuwait, who was back home in Kerala and informed us about the fire. We held onto hope, as his name was listed as missing,” Dwarikesh’s brother-in-law Sayantan Pattanayak said.
An IAF aircraft is on standby to bring home the mortal remains of the Indians. Foreign ministry MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh reached Kuwait Thursday to oversee assistance for the injured Indians and to expedite the process of sending the bodies. The mortal remains of the Kerala victims are expected to be brought to Kochi Friday morning, according to state officials. CM Pinarayi Vijayan and cabinet members will receive the coffins at the airport.
The lone victim from Bengal was Medinipur native Dwarikesh Pattanayak. The 52-year-old had postponed his scheduled visit home this April to celebrate his daughter’s birthday during Durga Puja.His wife Antara and daughter are in shock after receiving the news from his firm on Thursday. Dwarikesh had been working in Kuwait for two decades.
“He always called home at 8am. On Wednesday, Didi did not receive the call. She called him twice, but he didn’t answer. Anxious, she called his friend in Kuwait, who was back home in Kerala and informed us about the fire. We held onto hope, as his name was listed as missing,” Dwarikesh’s brother-in-law Sayantan Pattanayak said.
An IAF aircraft is on standby to bring home the mortal remains of the Indians. Foreign ministry MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh reached Kuwait Thursday to oversee assistance for the injured Indians and to expedite the process of sending the bodies. The mortal remains of the Kerala victims are expected to be brought to Kochi Friday morning, according to state officials. CM Pinarayi Vijayan and cabinet members will receive the coffins at the airport.