India, Dec. 10 -- Three of the 25 people killed in the Goa nightclub fire were from the northeastern state of Assam. Two of them, Manjit Mal and Rahul Tanti, belonged to the tea garden communities of Cachar district.

Rahul Tanti, a resident of Kathal Grant, had been working in Goa along with his brothers. "We cannot believe that he is no more. When the news came around 2:30 am, we thought he was injured, but later his brothers confirmed his death. We seek support from the government to bring the body back," said his father, Banul Tanti.

His wife, Sukriti Tanti, told HT, "We were waiting for him to come home soon, but now only his body is coming. My world is shattered. I do not know how I will raise my children." She is the mother of two...