Another shock for relatives of Adampur youth killed in Doha - Embassy officials send another man’s body
Thursday, 18/09/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140918/punjab.htm#12
Indian Embassy officials in Doha (Qatar) reportedly sent the body of another man to the family of 24-year-old Harjeet Singh today. Harjeet was killed in Doha recently. The victim’s kin found that the body was not of Harpreet, when they opened the coffin to cremate him at his native place Mohalla Sagran. The shocked family members then met Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner KK Yadav.
Harjeet’s uncle Mohinder Singh said Harjeet had gone to Doha four months ago. He had paid Rs 1 lakh to a Nawanshahr-based travel agent. Victim’s father Jaspal Singh said, “The travel agent had assured Harjeet that he would be employed as a driver in Doha. But Harjeet was asked to rear animals on a farm to which he objected. “The owner got a false case registered against him. Harjeet had been in jail for three months. On September 2, he told us over the phone that he would soon be released.”
Jaspal, who is a labourer in Adampur, further said they received a letter from the Indian Embassy on September 9 stating that five detainees, including Harjeet, died in a fire at the Health Quarantine Centre. He claimed that Harjeet’s cousin Harinder Kumar, who resides in Doha, was not allowed to identify the body.
“The body was sent to India at 4.15 am today. But we found at the cremation ground that the body wasn’t that of Harjeet,” said Jaspal.
He said they had approached the Indian Embassy in Doha. “They told us that they would verify the matter again,” he said.
In a late evening development, the Embassy authorities conveyed to the family that they had found the body of Harjeet on the basis of identification marks as mentioned by the family. "We have been told that the body will be sent to India in a couple of days," the deceased's father said.
