Hemant seeks Jaishankar’s help to bring back dead J’khand workers from overseas

Ranchi: Chief minister Hemant Soren on Thursday sought external minister S Jaishankar’s help to bring back corpses of two workers from Jharkhand who died overseas.
Posting a news link on Twitter and tagging Jaishakr, Soren wrote, “I urge you to help in this serious matter and help the families of the deceased in Jharkhand. During the lockdown, Rameshwar Mahto died in Malaysia while Mahadev Soren passed away in Mauritania.”
Mahto (32), a resident of Dhawatand village in Atki panchayat in Giridih’s Dumri block, had travelled to Malaysia in August 2018 to work as a labourer in a power transmission company.
His wife Punam Devi said, “He was stuck there due to the lockdown. On April 6, he suddenly fell ill and was admitted to a hospital, where he died. We have urged the company to help us financially and bring back his body, but it is unresponsive. My husband’s body is still kept at the hospital’s mortuary.” She added that Mahto, a father of four, was the sole breadwinner of the family.
Talking to TOI, Giridih deputy commissioner Rahul Kumar Sinha said, “We came to know about the incident only on Thursday. So far, Mahto’s family has not approached the district administration for help. We will provide every help to the family of the bereaved.”
The other deceased, Soren, was in his late 30s. He was a resident of Bhelwara panchayat in Hazaribag’s Bishungarh block. He had travelled to the northwest African nation last year and worked in a power transmission company, his family members said. He died on May 26 after suffering a head injury, Soren’s brother Sahebram told reporters.