Summary:
Jodhpur, Dec 8 (PTI) The Rajasthan High Court has asked the Centre to take all measures to bring the mortal remains of a tribal man from Russia as soon as possible.
It has asked the assistant solicitor general (ASG) to take up the matter with the Ministry of External Affairs.
The court has fixed December 15 as the next date for hearing.
Justice Dinesh Mehta gave these directions while hearing a petition by Asha Devi, who had been waiting to receive the mortal remains of her husband Hitendra Garasia from Russia.
Social activist Charmesh Sharma, who has taken up the matter to help the bereaved family, said Garasia, a resident of Godwa village in Kherwara tehsil in Udaipur, had gone to Russia on one year"s work visa in April 2021 but was reportedly found dead in a park in Moscow.
The Moscow Police closed the case as an accidental death and the information was received by the family through local police on August 28, 2021.