Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Bodies of Two Jharkhand Yoga Instructors Killed in Vietnam Returned
Raja Kumar and Vinay Kumar Rai were yoga teachers from Jharkhand who worked in Vietnam.
They died in a road accident on September 25.
Their families wanted their bodies brought home but said they could not afford the cost.
Friends and members of the Indian community in Vietnam collected money to help.
The bodies reached Kolkata and were then taken to Jharkhand in ambulances.
The state government helped coordinate their return.
It also plans to give each family Rs 5 lakh.
Vinay’s family said they would hold his last rites on Sunday.
The bodies of Raja Kumar, 24, and Vinay Kumar Rai, 25, reached Jharkhand on Saturday.
The two yoga instructors died on September 25 when their two-wheeler collided with a car in Vietnam.
They had been teaching at Adi Yoga Academy in Da Lat, Vietnam.
Their bodies arrived in Kolkata around 1 p.m. and were taken to Jharkhand by two ambulances provided by the state government.
Vietnam-based friends and members of the Indian community pooled funds for repatriation; Jharkhand will provide each family Rs 5 lakh.
- Who
- Jharkhand yoga instructors Raja Kumar and Vinay Kumar Rai.
- What
- Their bodies were brought back to Jharkhand after they died in a road accident in Vietnam.
- When
- They died on September 25; their bodies reached Jharkhand on Saturday.
- Where
- The accident occurred in Vietnam; the instructors had worked in Da Lat, and their bodies were transported via Kolkata to Jharkhand.
- Why
- They were being returned so their families could perform their last rites; friends and members of the Indian community helped cover repatriation costs.
- Deceased
- Raja Kumar, 24, and Vinay Kumar Rai, 25
- Accident date
- September 25
- Accident
- Their two-wheeler collided with a car
- Workplace
- Adi Yoga Academy in Da Lat, Vietnam
- Return route
- The bodies arrived in Kolkata around 1 p.m. and were taken to Jharkhand by two state-provided ambulances
- State assistance
- Rs 5 lakh for each family under the Chief Minister Jharkhand International Migrant Worker Grant Scheme
- Repatriation funding
- Friends and members of the Indian community in Vietnam pooled funds to meet the expenses