The Consulate General of India has issued an advisory concerning fraudulent agents who charge an “exorbitant amount” for the repatriation of Indian citizens’ mortal remains to their home country.
In the advisory, the Consulate stated that it offers assistance “through its panel of community associations under ICWF” for the repatriation of mortal remains in accordance with the Government of India guidelines.
According to this, when a deceased does not have any employer/sponsor or when the insurance policy does not cover the cost of repatriation of mortal remains, the families are not required to incur any expenditure.
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A UAE federal law mandates that the employer should bear all the costs of preparing and transporting the corpse of the deceased worker to his home country or place of residence, if the family requests it.
The Consulate advised Indians to rely only on official information from the Consulate General of India, Dubai & Northern Emirates.
The advisory follows weeks of a social media campaign by several community members claiming that some agents were charging illegal and very high fees from families for transporting the mortal remains of their kin.
