ISF repatriates body of young Indian expat who died in Saudi

Media Release

October 1, 2018

Jubail: Indian Social Forum with the help of Indian Embassy repatriated the body of an Indian expatriate, who died of cardiac arrest in Saudi Arabia.

S K Apel (30) hailing from Murshidabad West Bengal, was working in a private company in Jubail. S K Kuddus, brother of the deceased working in Tabuk approached Indian Social Forum as he had no idea how to complete the formalities to send the body to back home.

With the timely assistance from SK Maynarul employee at Dammam Airport, ISF volunteers were able to collect the necessary information about the deceased. With the help of Indian Embassy, Indian social Forum volunteers from Jubail and Riyadh block has arranged required documents from Local government body, Hospital and the company. Also with the regular follow ups Fee required to repatriate the body was also collected from the deceased sponsor company.

Indian Social Forum volunteers approached West Bengal SDPI (Social Democratic Party of India) team to make ambulance service and other necessary arrangements to receive the body at the airport.

SDPI delegates convey their condolence and Along with Relatives and family members received the body of the deceased at Murshidabad airport. They appreciated the Indian Social Forum efforts to repatriate the body to hometown. Indian Social Forum volunteers Ashraf, Qaisar, Hidayat, Tajuddin and Sabit Bajpe were actively involved to complete the formality.

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Timely Help. Appreciated.

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ISF, Humanity Forum help cardiac patient from DK to fly back from Saudi Arabia amid lockdown

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May 22,2020

Mangaluru, May 22: An elderly cardiac patient from Dakshina Kannada, who was stranded in Saudi Arabia due to covid-19 lock-down, has finally reached his homeland thanks to the timely intervention by Humanity Forum Jubail and Indian Social Forum.

The elderly man hailing from Kadaba area of Dakshina Kannada was admitted to a hospital in Madinah. However, his condition continued to worsen due to lack of proper treatment. The efforts by his family members to bring him back home had not yielded results.

Meanwhile, one of the relatives of the patient, Ansari Suratkal, who happens to be a DKSC activist, brought the issue to the notice of the Karnataka unit of the Indian Social Forum in Dammam. ISF contacted Humanity Forum president Zakariya Jokatte, who helped the patient to speak directly union minister D V Sadananda Gowda in a video conference organised by coastaldigest.com.

Humanity Forum also persuaded the Indian Embassy to allow the stranded cardiac patient to fly back to India through Dammam-Bengaluru repatriation flight on May 20.

However, it was not easy for the patient to travel from Madinah to Dammam International Airport due to lock-down and curfew. ISF not only obtained travel permission for him but also arranged vehicle. Jeddah and Riyadh units of ISF helped in obtaining permission letter in their respective places in spite of travel ban imposed by the police. Madinah unit of ISF arranged vehicle for transportation. Zakariya Jokatte bore the air ticket and other expenses of the patient.

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