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Family seeks repatriation of Keralam woman’s remains from Japan
Devika was a 22-year-old woman from Irrity who worked in Japan.
She had gone there about six months ago after completing a lab technician course.
She worked as a nursing assistant caring for elderly people.
Her family last spoke with her on September 3.
On September 4, they were told she was missing.
On September 5, they learned that she had died after being hit by a train.
Relatives said CCTV footage suggested it was suicide.
Her family is asking the governments of Keralam, India, and Japan to help bring her remains home for the final rites.
Devika, 22, from Irrity, died after being hit by a train in Japan.
Her family said CCTV footage indicated the death was a suicide.
Devika had moved to Japan six months earlier to work as a nursing assistant in Gifu.
Authorities reportedly said her remains were in a condition that made transportation to India difficult.
The family sought assistance from the Keralam government and Indian authorities to bring her home.
- Who
- Devika, a 22-year-old woman from Irrity, and her family.
- What
- Devika died after being hit by a train, and her family is seeking help to repatriate her remains.
- Where
- Japan, reportedly in Gifu, where Devika worked as a nursing assistant.
- When
- She last spoke to her family on September 3; her death was reported to them on September 5.
- Why
- Her family wants to bring her remains home, but authorities reportedly said their condition made transportation to India difficult.
Key facts
- Age
- 22
- Hometown
- Irrity, Keralam
- Place of work
- A Social Welfare Corporation in Gifu, Japan
- Occupation
- Nursing assistant
- Time in Japan
- About six months
- Last family contact
- Night of September 3
- Reported cause of death
- Being hit by a train; relatives said CCTV indicated suicide
Quotes
Sajeev Joseph
Irikkur MLA involved in efforts to coordinate with Japanese authorities
“We are told that the body is in a bad state and cannot be transported to India. We are looking for every possibility to bring her back here. We have approached political leaders here. We also have spoken to her friends and her agent in Japan about bringing her back.”
theprint.in
“She had told us that she was fed up with the work there. They find issues in everything. She was working in a nursing home. She had to look after several elderly patients admitted in the ward.”
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