In Sri Lanka, a unique pandemic trauma: Forced cremations
Joanna Slater and Piyumi Fonseka, The Washington Post
Feb. 12, 2021
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1of3A picture of a young Fathima Shakeela, who died of covid-19 at the age of 50 in December. Her body was cremated against her family s wishes.Washington Post photo by Piyumi FonsekaShow MoreShow Less
2of3M.R.L. Nihmathulla holds a photo of his wife, Fathima Shakeela.Washington Post photo by Piyumi FonsekaShow MoreShow Less
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In his grief, Mohamed Niyas cannot bring himself to tell his wife the truth.
She knows that their 2-month-old boy, who was born with a serious heart condition, died in January after being rushed to the hospital in their seaside town in Sri Lanka.
Dec 15, 2020, 22:22 PM IST
Chennai: Based on intelligence, the Air customs officials at the Chennai airport have seized 1.26 kg of gold worth Rs 63.47 lakh from eight passengers who had arrived from Dubai, of which, one has been arrested.
Seven passengers of flight IX 1644 were intercepted at the exit on suspicion of smuggling gold. 22 gold cut bits weighing 600 grams wrapped in the black adhesive tape were found ingeniously concealed in the hollow pipes of baggage trolleys belonging to Rahuman Hameed of Ramanathapuram and Mohamed Niyas of Chennai. Niyas was arrested as he had an earlier offence registered against him.
Five bundles of gold paste weighing 681 grams concealed in the rectum were recovered from Ragamath Ali, Jameel Ahamed, Mohamed Mussammil, Syed Mujahideen of Ramanathapuram and Mohamed Ibrahim of Chennai. On extraction, the paste yielded 522 grams of 24K purity gold.
Updated: Dec 15, 2020, 09:02 PM IST
Based on intelligence, Air customs officials seized 1.26 kg of gold worth Rs 63.47 lakh from eight passengers who had arrived from Dubai in Chennai.
Seven passengers were intercepted at the exit on suspicion of smuggling gold. As many as 22 gold cut bits weighing 600 gram wrapped in the black adhesive tape were found ingeniously concealed in the hollow pipes of baggage trolleys belonging to Rahuman Hameed of Ramanathapuram and Mohamed Niyas of Chennai. Niyas was arrested as he had an earlier offence registered against him.
Five bundles of gold paste weighing 681 grams concealed in the rectum were recovered from Ragamath Ali, Jameel Ahamed, Mohamed Mussammil, Syed Mujahideen of Ramanathapuram and Mohamed Ibrahim of Chennai. On extraction, the paste yielded 522 grams of 24K purity gold.