26-Year-Old From Jharkhand Killed In Saudi Arabia; Govt Working To Bring Body Home

Last Updated:November 01, 2025, 08:38 IST

Jharkhand labour department is working with the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia to repatriate the body of a 26-year-old Dumri youth killed in a Jeddah shootout on October 16.

Jharkhand labour department is working with the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia to repatriate the body of a 26-year-old Dumri youth killed in a Jeddah shootout on October 16. (AI Generated Image)

RANCHI: The Jharkhand labour department has contacted the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia to facilitate the return of the body of a 26-year-old youth from Dumri block in Giridih, who was killed in a shootout in Jeddah on October 16, officials said on Friday.

Shikha Lakra, team leader at the Migrant Control Cell under the labour department, told PTI that the department received information from Giridih about the death of a migrant worker in Saudi Arabia and a request to bring back his body.

“We got in touch with the Indian Embassy immediately and are trying to contact Jeddah police authorities for completing the formalities and then bring back the body to his native place in Jharkhand," Lakra said.

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