Kerala tourist found dead in Nepal hotel

Kerala tourist found dead in Nepal hotel

A pall of gloom enveloped the neighborhood of the two couples, who died along with their four minor children at a resort in Nepal on Tuesday.

They were part of a 15-member group from Kerala to Pokhara,a popular mountainous tourist destination.

The deceased were identified as Prabin Kumar Nayar (39),Sharanya (34), Ranjit Kumar TB (39), Indu Ranjit (34), Shree Bhadra (9), AbinabSoraya (9), Abi Nayar (7), and Baishnab Ranjit (2), The Kathmandu Post reportsaid.

Both IT professionals, Prabin Kumar Nair and Ranjit wereengineering college classmates and friends and the tour was arranged after aget-together with old friends in Delhi, a family member said.

Prabin, who hails from Chempazhanthi in Thiruvananthapuram,was an engineer in Dubai, while his wife, Sharanya, was staying at Kochi alongwith 3 children and is a nursing student.

A neighbor said Prabin and family had visited their home here where his aged parents are staying, during the Onam festival in September last year and were active in all functions.

A family friend saidPrabin's parents were only told that they had met with an accident. "Wehave not told them about the tragedy that had befallen," he told.

Ranjit was working in an IT firm at Thiruvananthapuram, whilehis wife, Indu, an accountant in a cooperative bank at Kozhikode, a familymember said. Ranjit's elder son Madhav had a lucky escape as he was sleeping inanother room.

Expressing shock over the tragedy, Kerala tourism ministerKadakampally Surendran said the government has given directions to the stateDGP to get in touch with the Nepal police and take necessary steps.

"Also talked to union minister V Muraleedharan over the phone. He ensured all necessary intervention to bring the mortal remains to the state as early as possible," he added.

According to reports, the Indian tourists died after they fell unconscious due to a possible gas leak in their room at a resort in Nepal.

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