In Kukatpally’s Ramakrishna Nagar, a family kept the body of 46-year-old Shailaja at home for four days, hoping prayers would revive her. Police intervened, counselled the family, and the body was sent to Andhra Pradesh for last rites.
South Korea held a funeral ceremony for former prime minister Lee Hae-chan, attended by the president and top leaders. A key figure in the nation’s democracy movement, Lee died at 73 after suffering cardiac arrest during a trip to Vietnam.