Archive · 29 Jul 2026
Migrant Worker’s Body Returned to Jharkhand After Saudi Accident
A man named Satyendra Mahato, who was 41 years old, was working in Saudi Arabia.
He was in a car accident and died.
His family in India wanted his body back.
The government helped by flying his body from Saudi Arabia to Kolkata, then taking it to his village in Jharkhand.
The body arrived on July 29.
This shows how dangerous jobs abroad can be for people who travel far from home.
41‑year‑old Satyendra Mahato died in a road accident in Saudi Arabia in June.
His body was flown from Saudi Arabia to Kolkata and then transported to Katwari village in Bokaro district, Jharkhand.
The transfer was organized by the state migration cell, led by team leader Shikha Lakra.
The body arrived in Bokaro district on Wednesday, July 29, 2024.
The incident highlights the risks faced by migrant workers abroad.
- Who
- Satyendra Mahato, a 41‑year‑old migrant worker, and Shikha Lakra, team leader at the state migration cell
- What
- The body of a migrant worker who died in a road accident in Saudi Arabia was flown to Kolkata and then brought to his home village in Jharkhand
- When
- Accident occurred in June; body arrived on July 29, 2024
- Where
- Saudi Arabia, Kolkata, Katwari village in Bokaro district, Jharkhand
- Why
- The death was caused by a road accident while the worker was abroad
- Name
- Satyendra Mahato
- Age
- 41
- Occupation
- Migrant worker
- Accident location
- Saudi Arabia
- Body arrival date
- July 29, 2024
- Transported by
- State migration cell
- Final destination
- Katwari village, Bokaro district, Jharkhand