NEW DELHI: After Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh requested external affairs minister S Jaishankar to help get the bodies of four Sikh men back to Punjab, who drowned in a sewage tank in Italy, the Ministry said the Indian embassy in Italy has been alerted.
"Saddened to hear about the death of 4 Punjabi men drown in a farm manure tank near Pavia, Italy. Request @DrSJaishankar to instruct the Indian Mission in Italy to help get the mortal remains back to India," Amarinder Singh tweeted.
We have alerted our Embassy @IndiainItaly to extend all help https://t.co/VVtWdSrFBn
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) 1568436849000
Jaishankar replied: "We have alerted our Embassy @IndiainItaly to extend all help."
The men from Punjab drowned in a manure tank on a dairy farm near Italy's Pavia region on Thursday.
Investigators suspected that the men were overcome by carbon dOriginal Article
