Chef's death in Kabul: Karwar officials clueless

HUBBALLI: The kin of Patson Rodrigues are clueless about when his mortal remains would reach Karwar as the district administration has not received any information about his death two days after he and others were shot dead by terrorists in Kabul. Meanwhile, representatives of Goa unit of Sodexo, where he was employed as a chef, visited their residence in Kadwad near Karwar. They collected documents pertaining to his identity to bring back his body soon. Members of his family and relatives expressed resentment over not receiving details about when the body would be brought home.

“The manager of Sodexo working in Kabul has been in constant touch with the family members. The authorities of company’s Goa unit have told us that it may require around eight days to send the body to our village. No officials or elected representatives visited their home except some local policemen. Deputy Commissioner S.S. Nakul declined to comment as he had not received any communication from the external affairs ministry about the death of Rodrigues. 

Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, Rupali Naik, Karwar-Ankola MLA, claimed she has brought matters to the notice of union minister Anant Kumar Hedge. Stating that Mr Hegde was in constant touch with external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj to speed up all processes, she expressed regret about an official communication not arriving at the office of the deputy commissioner. “I will visit the family on Monday. We are making all efforts to get the body of the victim at the earliest. The delay may be caused as I am told that Saturday and Sunday are not working days in Afghanistan. Moreover, authorities of that country should complete legal process and other inquiries about assassination of the chef,” she added.