Arrangements are underway for the last rites of late Gulf migrant worker Sreepada Naresh in Bahrain, where his body has been kept for more than five years since his death there.
According to sources, Naresh, a native of Metpalli town in Jagtial district, died of multi-organ failure due to community-acquired pneumonia in Bahrain on May 28, 2020.
The family members of the deceased approached the ‘CM Pravasi Prajavani’ grievance cell in Hyderabad last month seeking the state government’s intervention to repatriate Naresh’s mortal remains to India.
The Indian Embassy in Bahrain has clarified that it is not technically possible to repatriate the body to India and has invited the family members of the deceased worker to convey their consent for cremation/burial of his remains in Bahrain.
With this in mind, the deceased’s wife has given her consent to perform the final rites in Bahrain by signing a notarized affidavit.
Anand, brother of the deceased, handed over the affidavit to ‘CM Pravasi Prajavani’ in-charge G. Chinn Reddy and Telangana NRI Government Advisory Committee Vice-Chairman Mandha Bheem Reddy in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Anand will go to Bahrain to attend the funeral rites.
Published – 04 Nov 2025 21:24 IST
