New Delhi: Grief stricken parents of
three-year-old Gurshan Singh Channa, who was killed in
Australia, Sunday brought his body to the country for last
rites.
Teary-eyed Harjit Singh Channa, the toddler's father
and his wife Harpreet Kaur Channa were comforted by relatives
at the airport after they arrived on a Thai Airways
flight from Melbourne along with the body, airport official
said.
Gurshan went missing from his home in Melbourne on
March 4 and his body was later found dumped in northern
suburbs.
Singh said he got all support and assistance from the
Australian police and the government.
"The body would be taken to Faridkot in Punjab and the
last rites are likely to take place on Monday," a relative of
Channa family said.
Gursewak Dhillon, 23, a resident of the Lalor home
where the boy and his parents were also staying, has been
charged with manslaughter by criminal negligence over the
child's death. He claims that he accidentally knocked the boy
down before dumping him 20 kms away from his residence.
PTI
First Published: Sunday, March 14, 2010, 19:56