Priyanka Chopra to help bring back Jiban Patra's body to India
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oi-Tarneet
By Puri
Actress
Priyanka
Chopra
and
her
team
will
help
to
bring
back
the
body
of
Jiban
Patra
to
India,
from
Los
Angeles.
Patra,
who
is
reportedly
Priyanka's
assistant,
is
said
to
have
died
of
a
suspected
heart
attack
in
Los
Angeles
a
week
ago.
His
body
is
kept
in
a
mortuary
as
there
were
no
funds
to
send
it
back
to
India.
However,
the
official
spokesperson
of
Priyanka
has
issued
a
statement,
"All
details
and
financial
requirements
related
to
the
repatriation
was
and
is
being
handled
directly
by
Ms
Chopra
and
her
team
in
LA."
"This
is
a
very
unfortunate
and
unexpected
situation.
Our
deepest
condolences
go
out
to
Mr
Patra's
family.
Our
aim
throughout
was
to
ensure
that
Mr
Patra's
remains
were
brought
back
to
his
family
at
the
very
earliest.
Owing
to
the
situation
that
this
occurred
in
a
foreign
country,
where
no
family
member
was
present,
there
was
multiple
levels
of
paperwork
and
processes
that
had
to
be
followed
to
ensure
that
the
matter
was
handled
effectively
and
in
a
timely
manner."
"Owing
to
some
delays
in
paperwork
from
the
family's
end,
the
repatriation
of
the
body
was
delayed.
Ms
Chopra
also
delayed
her
return
to
India
to
ensure
that
everything
was
in
place
for
Mr
Patra's
remains
to
be
repatriated
to
India," said
the
statement
further.
The
spokesperson
stated
that
they
are
in
"constant
touch
with
the
family".