MP girl dies in Thailand, MLA seeks Jaishankar's intervention

Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur Alok Chaturvedi sought help from the centre to repatriate the mortal remains of Pragya Paliwal, a native of Chhatarpur who died in a car accident in Thailand's Phuket. Pragya was sent to Thailand by her company for training.

Chhatarpur: A legislator from Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur Alok Chaturvedi on Thursday sought help from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to repatriate the mortal remains of a girl who died in an accident in Thailand's Phuket.

The girl, identified as Pragya Paliwal, was a native of Chhatarpur and used to work in a company in Bangalore. She was sent to Thailand by her company for training.

Speaking to a news agency, Chaturvedi said, "She, unfortunately, died in a car accident. The family members do not have a passport and are unable to get her body from there. I request the Prime Minister and External Affairs Minister to help bring her mortal remains back to India."

According to the legislator, a friend of the deceased informed the family about her demise.

• Pragya Paliwal, a young girl from Chhatarpur[M.P.] has lost her life in an accident in Phuket, Thailand. No family member has a passport. I urge the Ministry of External Affairs to help the grieving family to bring the mortal remains back home-9179424310@PMOIndia @narendramodi

  — Alok Chaturvedi "Pajjan" (@MLA_Chhatarpur) October 9, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Pragya Paliwal, a young girl from Chhatarpur[M.P.] has lost her life in an accident in Phuket, Thailand. No family member has a passport. I urge the Ministry of External Affairs to help the grieving family to bring the mortal remains back home-9179424310@PMOIndia @narendramodi

  — Alok Chaturvedi "Pajjan" (@MLA_Chhatarpur) October 9, 2019

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  Pragya Paliwal, a young girl from Chhatarpur[M.P.] has lost her life in an accident in Phuket, Thailand. No family member has a passport. I urge the Ministry of External Affairs to help the grieving family to bring the mortal remains back home-9179424310@PMOIndia @narendramodi

  — Alok Chaturvedi "Pajjan" (@MLA_Chhatarpur) October 9, 2019

"According to her friend the dead body is kept in Patong Hospital in Phuket City," stated Chaturvedi in a tweet.