Home Minister G. Parameshwara visiting the family of Chandan Kumar in Nelamangala, Bengaluru on Tuesday. | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Tuesday visited the residence of Chandan Kumar, 37, who died on February 7 after being shot by unidentified men in the parking lot of a busy mall in Toronto, Canada, and condoled with the family in Tyamgondlu village, Nelamangala taluk, Bengaluru Rural District.
He assured the parents that necessary steps would be taken to bring Chandan’s body to the village.
Chandan’s father Nandakumar requested that his late son be cremated in his hometown. “I insisted my son not to go to Canada. I asked him to get married. When he got an opportunity to go abroad, he convinced me to let him,” said a teary-eyed Mr. Nandakumar.
Mr. Chandan Kumar, the only son of retired teacher Nandakumar and Shailaji, has been living in Toronto, Canada for the past seven years and working at LTIMindtree.
Later, in a speech to the media, Dr. Parameshwara said, “We are in constant touch with the Indian embassy to bring Chandan’s body to Bengaluru. The case is under investigation and the Canadian police will hand over the body to Chandan’s friends on Wednesday. The body will reach Bengaluru on February 14. After that, the necessary legal procedures will be completed and the body will be handed over to the parents at the airport.”
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who spoke to Chandan’s parents over the phone, expressed regret that a great injustice had been done. He assured that he would be in constant contact with the embassy and try to bring the body as soon as possible.
Published – 10 Feb 2026 22:20 IST