Around 9 months back in Cardiff (UK), a group of Indian students met with an accident. One student from Gujarat died here. She come from poor family and their family did not have sufficient money to take her body to India. It costs around £2500 to take a body to India.
Her body was kept here and donation appeal was made. Lions club and other charities helped to raise that money. Ultimately her body was sent to India.
In this case she had good friend circle around to help and also Indians living in UK helped her.
It raises few questions.... 1. What happens if someone dies in foreign country? Especially when they are on student visa or as a tourist. 2. This can be really painful process if deceased person do not have wealthy family behind. 3. Why Indian government do not have any norm for such situation? Indian high commission in respective country should help in such situation? 4. A need for international treaty arises here. When a non-citizen dies in any country, that country should take the body to his/her home country.
