The mortal remains of Naveen S. Gyanagoudar, who was killed in shelling by Russian armed forces in Kharkiv earlier this month, was received by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on March 21.
Mr. Bommai, along with Minister for Health and Family Welfare K. Sudhakar, placed a wreath on the body and handed over Naveen’s passport and other documents to his family.
Speaking to reporters later, the Chief Minister thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the efforts towards bringing Naveen’s mortal remains to India from an active war zone. He said it took a lot of coordination with the countries neighbouring Ukraine to bring back Naveen’s mortal remains. “It is unfortunate and painful that parents who wanted their son to return after his medical education are instead receiving his mortal remains,” he said.
