Overview
- Ankit Sahu, a BL Lifesciences employee from Bhopal, drowned in the sea at Phuket during an official tour that began on October 23, and his colleague Nikesh was rescued by local responders.
- Relatives now allege the death was not accidental and have asked the Chief Minister and the Ministry of External Affairs to order a high-level investigation.
- Family members say the body will reach Bhopal on Monday after the Thai post-mortem, differing from earlier reports that forecast a handover on November 1 or an arrival on Friday.
- Former minister Bhargava said he alerted the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister’s Office, and ACS Neeraj Mandloi coordinated with the Thai Embassy in Delhi and Indian Embassy officials in Thailand to expedite formalities.
- Local reports describe a group of five to six company employees on the trip, including two from Bhopal, and officials have publicly expressed condolences to Sahu’s family.