Mysore/Mysuru, May 24 -- Engineer dies on foreign soil; after much struggle, last rites held at family farm

An engineer from Mysuru, who had been to Qatar to see his doctor wife, died of a heart attack in foreign soil. His body was brought to Bengaluru on Friday under the Vande Bharat Mission, thanks to the efforts of the Union and State Governments and Kannada organisations in Qatar. The last rites were conducted at the family's estate on H.D. Kote Road yesterday.

Arun Lal, a resident of New Kantharaj Urs Road in Mysuru, had been to Qatar to see his wife Dr. Rekha who was serving there. He could not return to India even after his visit due to lockdown and was stay put there.

He died of a heart attack on May 15 and Dr. Rekha wanted to ...