Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 16 -- The ashes of V. Devika (22), a native of Kannur who died after being hit by a train in Japan, were brought to her hometown with the assistance of NORKA ROOTS, and will be handed over to her family on Friday.
As it was not possible to bring Devika's body back to India, she was cremated in Japan with the consent of her family. The arrangements were made with the assistance of the union Ministry of External Affairs, the Indian Embassy in Japan, World Malayalee Federation Japan representative Anil Raj and Nihon Kairali organisation representative Ajay Peethambaran.
Anil Raj and Ajay Peethambaran coordinated with the Indian Embassy, Japanese authorities and the Malayalee community in Japan to facilitate the crema...