Ajmer: The actual reason behind the death of a 38-year-old Israeli tourist who fell ill after eating at a restaurant in Rajasthan's Pushkar will continue to remain a mystery as his body is being taken to Delhi without post-mortem.
The Embassy of Israel has given a letter to the police stating that Israeli customs do not allow autopsy. Also, his relatives have not given their consent for the post-mortem. From Delhi, the body will be flown to Israel in a special flight. At his hometown, the last rites will be performed according to the Israeli tradition.
Chen Yehezkel Persico fell ill after having dinner at a restaurant on Saturday. Preliminary investigations revealed that he was under stress over the Israel-Hamas war. His health had deteriorated in the last few days. He had come to Pushkar from Delhi to offer prayers at Jewish shrine Bedakhbad here.
Hanuman Bakolia, manager of Bedakhabad said after dinner, he spoke to his relatives in Israel on phone and was shocked after hearing about the poor conditions there. After he fell ill, he was taken to the government hospital in Pushkar, from where doctors referred him to JLN Hospital.
His body was kept in the mortuary of JLN Hospital and a prayer was held there, Bakolia said. An official from the Embassy of Israel reached Ajmer from Delhi with an ambulance and a doctor. Now, his body will be taken to Delhi without any post-mortem, he added.