From The Hindu · PTI · · 1m 10s
Dindigul construction worker dies in Israel accident
A 31-year-old Tamil Nadu man working on an Israeli construction site was killed when an elevator descended unexpectedly, and his body has been returned home.
In brief
A 31-year-old Tamil Nadu man working on an Israeli construction site was killed when an elevator descended unexpectedly, and his body has been returned home. Veeramani, 31, of Dindigul died in an elevator accident at an Israeli construction site on October 28 and was buried in his native village after his body was…
Worker killed in elevator accident
Veeramani, thirty-one, of Moongilpatti near Natham in Dindigul district, died when an elevator suddenly descended while he was carrying out repair work at an Israeli construction site on October twenty-eighth.
“He was carrying out repair work at the site after halting an elevator when it suddenly descended.”
Two years working abroad
Veeramani had gone to Israel two years ago to work in construction. He last visited his village on leave six months ago before returning to work.
Body returned and buried
His wife and fellow villagers petitioned the government to bring his body home. The body reached Chennai Airport on Saturday, November seventh, and was taken to Moongilpatti by government vehicle that evening.
Family left behind
Veeramani is survived by his wife, Bhuvaneshwari, twenty-four, and four-year-old daughter Tejashree. Large numbers of villagers gathered in Moongilpatti to bid him farewell.
The one thing
Veeramani, 31, of Dindigul died in an elevator accident at an Israeli construction site on October 28 and was buried in his native village after his body was flown home.
