Efforts on to bring back body of MBBS student Naveen killed in Ukraine, says Bommai

Bengaluru, Mar 05: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the state government is making efforts to bring back the body of the MBBS student who died during shelling in Ukraine. The Indian student, who lost his life in Kharkiv earlier this week was identified as Naveen Shekharappa from Chalageri village of Haveri district in Karnataka.

 

 

While talking to Private Media house, "An attempt to bring back Naveen's (an MBBS student who died in shelling in Ukraine) body is in progress."

 

"Several Kannadigas have been brought back from Ukraine. There is a situation in Kharkiv, Kyiv, that cannot be overcome. The embassy is also tracking down the trapped. We have also spoken to the Union Foreign Minister and the Embassy of Ukraine," he added.

 

MEA in a statement said that one Indian student has lost his life in Kharkiv this morning because of shelling in the area. Taking to Twitter, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had shared the information and expressed condolences to the family.

 

"With profound sorrow, we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning. The Ministry is in touch with his family. We convey our deepest condolences to the family," he wrote in the tweet.

 

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a high-level meeting on Monday evening over the Ukraine crisis said that the entire government machinery is working round the clock to ensure that all Indians there are safe and secure, said Bagchi.