Death
Of Indian National In Malaysia
In the unfortunate event of the death of an Indian national in Malaysia, please
follow the under mentioned procedure:
- Lodge a
report with the police at once
- Rush the
body to the hospital and get a death certificate
- Inform
the next of kin in India
- Contact a
casket company for the embalming of the body
- Contact
any of the airlines flying to India to obtain the airline schedule and
book the passage of the casket. Normally the casket is charged by weight
by the airline
- Come to
the Indian High Commission with copies of the police report, death
certificate, medical certificate and the passport of the deceased
- The
Indian High Commission will attest all the documents, cancel the passport,
and issue a No Objection Letter for the body of the deceased to be taken
to India
- In case
the body is unclaimed, the Malaysian authorities will dispose it after
waiting for a certain period.
- In case
the relatives of the deceased are too poor to afford the paperwork,
embalming, transportation etc, the body can be disposed off in Malaysia in
accordance to the religion of the deceased.
Please
note the Indian High Commission does not have any provision for payment of any
expenses with regard to any of the above. Nor can the Indian High Commission take
the responsibility of sending back to India, disposal of the body etc of any
deceased. The responsibility of doing all this is that of the employer or that
of friends and/or relatives. The Indian High Commission only assists in doing
all the paperwork required. For cases of death, our officials give priority
with regard to the necessary paperwork without charging any emergency
fees.
For compensation in case of death arising out of Industrial accidents, the procedure is as per the Malaysian labour law . Indian High Commission can assist in the follow up of such cases, but does not have any jurisdiction to act in case of inadequate or delayed payment of compensation.
* Other foreign nationalities please refer their respective consulate as required.
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For compensation in case of death arising out of Industrial accidents, the procedure is as per the Malaysian labour law . Indian High Commission can assist in the follow up of such cases, but does not have any jurisdiction to act in case of inadequate or delayed payment of compensation.
* Other foreign nationalities please refer their respective consulate as required.
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