Hyderabad: The mortal remains of a Telangana migrant worker who died in a road accident in Jeddah on November 4 were repatriated to Jagtial on Wednesday, November 19.

Sutari Dharmaiah was hit by a speeding car, travelling at around 150 km/h, while he was crossing the road. His case had come to light after his wife Vimala, submitted a petition during the CM Pravasi Prajavani Programme in Hyderabad , seeking government assistance to repatriate her husband’s mortal remains.

Soon after, both the Telangana government and the Saudi Arabia Telugu Association (SATA) reached out to the Indian Consulate in Jeddah to facilitate the repatriation.

A No Objection Certificate (NOC) was issued by the Consulate General on November 9, and Dharmaiah’s body was finally brought to his native villa

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