Amritsar: The mortal remains of a 31-year-old Ludhiana man, who died of a cardiac arrest in Dubai on July 27, were brought to India on Saturday with the help of Dubai-based businessman and philanthropist S P Singh Oberoi.Ramandeep Kumar, son of Surinder Kumar, had moved to Dubai around three years ago in search of employment. He was the main support of his elderly parents, Oberoi said.Oberoi, patron of Sarbat Da Bhala Charitable Trust, said Ramandeep’s sister, who lives in the US, had approached him for help in bringing her brother’s body back to India.The Indian Embassy assisted with the documentation and also bore the transportation expenses. After arriving at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar, the body was taken to the family’s residence in Ludhiana in the trust’s free ambulance.Ramandeep’s brothers, Ajay Kumar and Ashwani Kumar, along with other family members, received the body at the airport.Oberoi has facilitated the repatriation of around 480 bodies of Indians who died abroad, helping their families bring home their mortal remains.
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