Kottayam landslip victims' bodies handed over to families after post-mortem
Bodies of two landslip victims in Kottayam district were handed over to relatives after post-mortem examinations at Pala General Hospital on Monday.
The bodies of two people killed in rain-triggered landslips in Kottayam district were handed over to their relatives on Monday following post-mortem examinations at the Pala General Hospital.
One of the deceased was Joseph Chelakkattu, an 80-year-old resident of Poonjar Thekkekara. He died after a landslip struck his house on Sunday night. His body was released to his family and later buried at the Sacred Heart Church, Peringalam.
The second victim was Sangeetha Arul Lal, a native of Tiruvallur in Tamil Nadu. She was killed when a landslip hit the two-wheeler she was riding on the Erattupetta-Vagamon road. Her body was handed over to her husband, Venkatesh, and friends.
The post-mortem examinations were conducted under the supervision of RDO Shahina Ramakrishnan. An ambulance carrying Sangeetha's body was escorted up to the Kumily checkpost by Meenachil Deputy Tahsildar Majosh Michael. The Cumbum tahsildar received the body at the checkpost, from where it was taken to Tamil Nadu.
Minister for Water Resources and Housing Mons Joseph, Anto Antony MP, and MLAs Mani C. Kappan and N.J. Sebastian paid their last respects to the victims. The Revenue Divisional Officer in Pala placed wreaths on the bodies on behalf of the State government.