Archive · 6 Sep 2026
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.
- When
- She last spoke to her family on September 3; her death was reported to them on September 5.
- Where
- Japan, reportedly in Gifu, where Devika worked as a nursing assistant.
- Why
- Her family wants to bring her remains home, but authorities reportedly said their condition made transportation to India difficult.
- 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