Man’s body arrives 100 days after murder in Riyadh

The body of a 48-year-old man, who was murdered in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia three and a half months ago, arrived in his native of Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) in Karnataka on Sunday.

Ameer Khan, a resident of Andersonpet in Kolar Gold Fields was working with a private hotel in Riyadh when he was murdered in February 2007. As the cause of the murder was not known and culprits were not traced, the authorities in Riyadh did not hand over the body to the bereaved family.

Ameer Khan’s wife Yasmin had appealed to the President A P J Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take steps to find out the cause of her husband’s murder and hand over the body.

The External Affairs Ministry corresponded through diplomatic channels on the matter to facilitate the handing over the deceased’s dead body to his relatives. The body of Ameer Khan arrived at his residence in Kolar Gold Fields on Sunday, exactly 100 days after the murder, amidst heart-rending scenes.