Indian priest dead in Edinburgh |
A 33-year-old Keralite priest who was missing from last four days was found dead on a beach in Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. India`s External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj condoled the priest`s death and asked the Consulate General of India in Edinburgh to provide help. A message about the death of Martin Xavier Vazhachira, belonging to the CMI Congregation said the priest, hailing from Pulinkunnu in Alappuzha district, was found dead by Edinburgh police. The priest served at St John the Baptist Church, Corstorphine in Edinburgh. Meanwhile, Opposition Leader in Kerala State Assembly Ramesh Chennithala asked Sushma Swaraj to take immediate steps to bring the priest`s body to India.In a letter to Swaraj, Chennithala said the body was found under mysterious circumstances on a beach and sought a comprehensive probe into his death.
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