Tearful adieu to 5 UAE-based Kerala tourists who died in Nepal resort

Eight Indians died at a resort in Nepal due to gas leak from the heater

Published: January 24, 2020 18:33 PTI and Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Digital Content Producer

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20200124032L-(Read-Only) — Amid heart-rending scenes, the mortal remains of five tourists from Kerala, who died following possible asphyxiation in their room at a mountainous resort in Nepal, were laid to rest in the compound of their house on Friday. Image Credit: ANI

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20200124030L-(Read-Only) — While bodies of Praveen Nair and his wife Saranya were cremated, their three children--Sree Bhadra (9), Aarcha (7) and Abhinav (4)- were laid to rest in a single burial pit, flanked by the graves of their parents. Image Credit: ANI

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20200124033L-(Read-Only) — Hundreds of sobbing mourners--relatives, friends and neighbours- were among those who queued up with flowers and wreaths to pay their last respects to Praveen Nair, a Dubai- based IT professional, his wife Saranya, a second year M.Pharm student and their children-- students of Saraswathi Vidyaniketan, Kochi. Image Credit: ANI

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20200124200L-(Read-Only) — After the bodies of the children were buried, the remains of Praveen and Saranya were cremated. Image Credit: ANI

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20200124204L-(Read-Only) — The caskets carrying the five bodies, which reached here past midnight from New Delhi, were taken to the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital mortuary and by dawn taken to Chengottukonam village, bordering Kollam district in five ambulances for the final journey. Image Credit: ANI

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20200124201L-(Read-Only) — The aged parents of Praveen-Krishnan Nair and Prasannakumari- were seen being comforted by family and friends. Image Credit: ANI

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20200124208L-(Read-Only) — Meanwhile, the bodies of three others-Ranjit Kumar, his wife Indu and son Vaishnav-, who had also lost their lives at the resort, are expected to reach Kozhikode on Friday. Image Credit: ANI

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20200124202L-(Read-Only) — Their six-year old son Madhav, the lone survivor, has been informed about the death of his parents and younger brother. Image Credit: ANI

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20200124205L-(Read-Only) — The deceased were among a group of 15 tourists from Kerala who had checked into a resort in Daman, a popular tourist spot in Makawanpur district, some 70 km south of Kathmandu. Image Credit: ANI

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20200124207L-(Read-Only) — Praveen and Ranjit, both IT professionals, were engineering college classmates and the tour was arranged after a get-together with old friends in Delhi. Image Credit: ANI

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