Body Of Missing Indian Man Discovered Under Turkey’s Destroyed Hotel

The Indian embassy announced on Saturday that the body of an Indian man who had been missing since the earthquake that struck Turkey on February 6 had been found under the debris of the hotel where he had been staying.

According to the embassy, the man, Vijay Kumar, was from Uttarakhand and traveling to Turkey on business.

He was rescued from beneath a hotel’s debris in Malatya, an area severely affected by the devastating earthquake.

The businessman, whose face was mutilated beyond recognition, was recognized by a tattoo of the word “Om” on one of his hands, according to his family, who cited Indian embassy staff, according to the news agency PTI.

He lived in the Padampur neighborhood of Kotdwar in the Pauri district. On Friday, his clothes were discovered.

The embassy stated that every preparation is being made to return the body to India.

According to the agency’s report, about 3,000 Indians live in Turkey, 1,800 of whom reside in and around Istanbul, 250 in Ankara, and the remainder are dispersed throughout the nation.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday caused thousands of buildings to collapse, trapped an undetermined number of people, and may have affected millions of people. The current death toll is 25,000, and more deaths are anticipated.