The body of a Jaffna Tamil who committed suicide in Vietnam has been handed over to his relatives.
Sundaralingam Kritharanin, a father of three children from Savagacheri, Kalwayal area, died.
The body of the deceased was handed over to his relatives yesterday and the last rites will be held at his residence today and he will be buried in Savagacheri Glass Box Cemetery.
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303 refugees were taken to Vietnam on the 8th of last month when the boat broke down in the middle of the sea while trying to go to Canada illegally.
Thus, two of those detained in the Vietnam camp tried to commit suicide on the 18th of last month, saying that they should not be sent back to the country.
Handover of corpse
It is also noted that 37-year-old Sundharalingam Kritharan, who was admitted to the intensive care unit, died while both were admitted to a hospital in Vietnam.
