Bodies of 2 Jharkhand Yoga Instructors Killed in Vietnam Road Accident to Be Brought Back to India
Families are arranging repatriation as officials say Raja Kumar’s body could cost Rs 14 lakh to bring home and Vinay Yadav’s over Rs 10 lakh.
- On September 25, yoga instructors Raja Kumar, 24, and Vinay Kumar Rai, 25, from Jharkhand died in a vehicle collision in Da Lat City, Vietnam while returning from work at the Adi Yoga Academy.
- The pair had moved to Vietnam to support their families financially; their scooter slipped on a wet road during evening rain, colliding with a car as they returned from teaching a yoga class.
- Families face repatriation costs reaching ₹20 lakh; the Indian community in Vietnam extended financial support, while the Jharkhand state government pledged ₹5 lakh compensation to the next of kin upon arrival.
- Abhijit Rai, cousin of the deceased living in Vietnam, confirmed the death certificate is secured and police will issue a no-objection certificate soon. He said, "Now, it is for the Indian Embassy to put pressure on the local authorities for early return of the bodies."
- The mortal remains are expected to arrive in India this week as Shikha Lakra, head of the State Migrant Workers Control Room, coordinates final repatriation efforts with state authorities.
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2 men from Jharkhand went to Vietnam to teach yoga. Now, kin await their bodies
On September 25, their dream of a better life was cut short when, while returning from work, the duo met with an accident in Da Lat city. While Raja Kumar from Ranchi died the same day, Vinay Yadav from Jamshedpur succumbed two days later at the hospital
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A petition has been filed in the Jharkhand High Court seeking the return of the body of Ranchi yoga teacher Raja Kumar, who died in a road accident in Vietnam, to Jharkhand. Raja Kumar's brother, through advocate Akash Ajit Kumar, has filed the petition, requesting necessary action to bring the body to India soon. The petition states that Raja Kumar's body is still in Vietnam after his death. Therefore, necessary steps need to be taken at the re…
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