Techie from Telangana dies in New York, family seeks help

In an appeal posted on crowd-funding site gofundme.com, Sridhar’s wife Jhansi Rani Aluvala said Sridhar, a native of Thorrur, Warangal Rural, passed away on November 27 in his sleep, leaving her and their 5-year-old son alone.

Hyderabad: The family of Sridhar Panuganti, an employee of Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc, who died in his sleep on November 27 in Buffalo, New York, are seeking help from Indian authorities to get his body back.

In an appeal posted on crowd-funding site gofundme.com, Sridhar’s wife Jhansi Rani Aluvala said Sridhar, a native of Thorrur, Warangal Rural, passed away on November 27 in his sleep, leaving her and their 5-year-old son alone.

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“We are struck in India due to the pandemic and my husband was alone in the US when the tragedy happened. What has happened is beyond comprehension and we are all still in shock. This has created a huge impact to us as my husband was the only breadwinner of our family,” she said, asking for help and adding that repatriation services arrangements and funeral plans were still being made.

In a series of tweets, Jhansi posted on Twitter, tagging various Indian ministers, government officials and Embassies, saying that Sridhar’s body was now kept at the Erie County Department of Health Office in Buffalo. Relatives who joined Jhansi tweeting for help said the authorities were yet to release the body since investigations into the cause of death were still on and could take time.

@DrSJaishankar@PMOIndia@narendramodi@IndianEmbassyUS@TANAsocial@IndiainNewYork@KTRTRS @TelanganaCMO
Sir, Help us bring body of my husband.
(Passport No# P2964643)
Atopsy center : Erie county Dept Of Health Office,501 Kensington Avenue,Buffalo,NY-14214
Ph No : 716-961-7591 pic.twitter.com/nGWlWkoMbi

— Jhansi Rani Aluvala (@AluvalaRani) November 29, 2020

Warangal MP Pasunoori Dayakar, in a letter to the Indian Embassy in New York also requested help to shift the body to India for the last rites .

In a reply to a tweet from Sridhar’s sister Sreelatha Panuganti, the Consulate General of India in New York replied that the CGI was doing its best.

@IndianEmbassyUS @PMOIndia @KTRTRS @AmitShah @MEAIndia@DrSJaishankar @IndiainNewYork
Please act on letter from Shri.Pasunoori Dayakar garu, MP,LS,Warangal for repatriation of body of shri. Sridhar Panuganti, Pasprt No# P2964643 who expired in Buffalo City, NY, USA on 27.11.2020 pic.twitter.com/yXF1hXSo7R

— Sreelatha Panuganti (@SreelathaPanug1) November 30, 2020

Here is the link to the request posted on gofundme.com by Jhansi:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-sridhar-panuganti039s-family 

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