Ahmedabad: The last rites of the family of four from Gujarat who had drowned while they were illegally trying to enter USA from Canada by boat will be performed in Canada. State home department, in a press release stated that the agents who illegally took people to America have been arrested and their names would be announced soon.
Rajya Sabha MP Jugal Singh has written to the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar seeking assistance to arrange visas for two family members who will go to Canada to attend the last rites. The deceased were identified as Chowdhary Pravinbhai Veljibhai (50), Chowdhary Dakshaben Pravinbhai (45), Chowdhary Vidhiben Pravinbhai (23) and Chowdhary Mitkumar Pravinbhai (20). The Chowdhury family back in Gujarat came to know about their death from the social media. Jasubhai Chowdhury, deceased's relative in a telephonic conversation with ETV Bharat said they have not got their visas till date. If there is further delay then the last rites will be performed by a relative living in Canada and later on the rites would be performed in their village in Manekpur Dabla, he said.