Indian expat buried 3 years after his death in Dammam

An expat laborer, whose dead body had been lying for as far back as three years in a funeral home in Al-Khobar, was at long last covered in Dammam on Friday, reported SaudiGazette.

All these years the authorities concerned had been attempting to contact the relatives of the dead laborer, but their efforts failed because of the discrepancy in personal particulars in the passport of the deceased.

In any case, online media helped in finding the dead laborer's relatives, who were unaware of the tragedy and were awaiting his return.

The expatriate had been lived in the Kingdom for more than 22 years. He visited his home 12 years back before his passing.

Koya Moochi Kadavanpaikt, 54, hailing from Kozhikode locale in Kerala in India, as per passport particulars,  breathed his last in a private hospital in Al-Khobar in 2015 after chronic illness. Since then his mortal remains were kept at the hospital.

As nobody came forward to claim the body it was later moved to a government hospital morgue.

Police and hospital officials contacted Nass Shoukat Ali Vokkam, a known social worker based in Dammam, to locate the relatives of the deceased.

Vokkam said, “We ran a thorough search of Koya’s family back home in Kerala with the support of government officials as per the address mentioned in his passport but of no avail. Even extensive media coverage failed to trace family members of the deceased.”

“Then we sought the help of social media that yielded positive results. One person in Al-Khobar identified the deceased as Hasanair Kunji hailing from Kasargod district bordering Karnataka state. We were able to trace the family and obtained legal consent for his burial in the Kingdom.”

"At that point we looked for the assistance of web-based social networking that yielded positive outcomes. One individual in Al-Khobar recognized the expired as Hasanair Kunji hailing from Kasargod region circumscribing Karnataka state. We could follow the family and got lawful assent for his internment in the Kingdom." 

"The family was unconscious that he was dead. His mom even delayed relational unions of her three children, demanding that they ought to be hitched just within the sight of their senior sibling," as per family sources. 

After long and on edge pause, the mother kicked the bucket without seeing her Saudi-based child nor was she ready to see the relational unions of any of her three children.