New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed his condolences to the family of Infosys employee Raghavendran Ganeshan, who was reported dead, after he went missing since March 22 during the Brussels attacks.
"A young life, full of hope and promise cut short by mindless violence. Condolences to family of Raghavendran," Prime Minister Modi tweeted.
A young life, full of hope & promise cut short by mindless violence... condolences to family of Raghavendran, who lost his life in Brussels.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 29, 2016
According to reports, his body was found by the Belgian authorities in the metro train at Maelbeek station where one of the bombs went off.
Blasts at the Zaventem airport and the Maelbeek metro station killed more than 30 people from some 40 countries.
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MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, "He was a victim of the blast that took place in the metro at Maalbeek station in Brussels."
Infosys in a condolence message to the media said, "Our thoughts and prayers are with Raghavendran's family and with those who were injured or lost a loved one in these attacks."
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The Ministry of External Affairs late on Monday evening confirmed the news. “The Belgian authorities have identified Raghavendran as one of the victims of the barbaric terror attacks on March 22. He was a victim of the blast that took place in the metro at Malbeek station in Brussels.”
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MEA sources said that “the body (of Raghavendran), accompanied by his family, would be on a flight from Amsterdam to Chennai via the Gulf tonight or tomorrow morning,” it said.
