Bengaluru, February 13 The body of a 37-year-old Indian IT professional, who was shot dead in Canada recently, will be brought back to Bengaluru on February 16, BJP MP from Chikkaballapura, K Sudhakar, said on Friday.
Chandan Kumar was allegedly shot by unidentified men in the parking lot of a busy shopping center in Toronto, Canada, on February 7.
"It is a relief that the efforts to bring back the body of Chandan Kumar, a resident of Thyamagondlu in Nelamangala taluk (on the outskirts of Bengaluru), who was killed in a shootout in Toronto, Canada on Saturday, February 7, have been successful," Sudhakar posted on 'X'.
"The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, has informed me via email that the body of Chandan Kumar will leave Toronto, Canada tomorrow, Saturday, February 14, and will arrive in Bengaluru via New Delhi on Monday, February 16, at approximately 8:30 am," he said.
The MP also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, officials and staff of the Ministry of External Affairs, and the Indian Embassy in Canada for their cooperation in bringing the body back to the country.