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Sridhar Dhanapal's daughter seeks government help to bring back body

Sridhar Dhanapal's daughter S. Dhanalakshmi petitioned the Kancheepuram district administration.

Chennai: Slain don, Sridhar Dhanapal’s daughter S. Dhanalakshmi petitioned the Kancheepuram district administration on Saturday to help bring her father’s body home. The 45-year-old don is believed to have committed suicide in Cambodia on Wednesday. Dhanalakshmi, flanked by her advocates arrived at the district collectorate on Saturday with a petition along with the death certificate from a hospital there. According to the certificate produced by them from the Khema International Polyclinic, Sridhar received emergency care from the medical team on October 4 at 10.05 pm and passed away at 10.35 pm. The cause of death was mentioned as sudden cardiac arrest.

Sridhar’s family members who visited Cambodia were facing issues in facilitation to bring back the body as the Indian embassy officials demanded proof of Sridhar’s arrival into Cambodia. The fugitive, who has over 43 cases and a warrant against him, used a fake Sri Lankan passport to travel to the South East Asian country, according to an advocate assisting Dhanalakshmi.

“After he went hiding in August 2016, our family was not aware of his whereabouts until my younger brother, Santosh called me last Wednesday to inform about our father’s death in Cambodia,” Dhanalakshmi mentioned in her petition. She sought the help of the district collector and district superintendent of police to help her family to bring back Sridhar’s body to Kancheepuram, where they intend to perform the last rites.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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