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UK, August 11, 2004: Suraj Sehgal, of the Hindu Council UK (“source” above) writes, “I congratulate Asian Age to have published in front page news on 10 August stating ‘Kuwait disallows Hindu’s cremation.’ In this case a Hindu person’s body was compelled to be sent to India for cremation. There is no comment whether government or any human rights organization in India had taken up this issue with the Kuwait government.”



The website, http://www.kuwait-toplist.com/info/death.htm, on a page called “Death in Kuwait,” states: “In case of death of an expatriate his/her embassy should be notified immediately and paperwork should be done without delay so as to bury the deceased as soon as possible. Clearance from police is also required if the death occurred at home or any other place except at the hospital. A death report is issued by the coroner which will establish the cause of death and on that behalf a death certificate will be issued. There is no charge for burial service and it can be done either in Sulaibikhat or Al-Riqqa cemetery. Cremation is not allowed and if the corpse needs to be repatriated to the deceased country then the post mortem report and the death certificate is required attested by the Ministries of Health and also the Foreign Affairs as well as the Police clearance. The passport will have to be cancelled from his/her embassy in Kuwait and death certificate on the basis of Kuwait’s death certificate will be issued. Any major forwarding agent will handle all the formalities.”

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