A group of people, who were not allowed to board a flight with a body of their relative at Raja Bhoj airport, created ruckus and staged a dharna. The victim had died of cardiac arrest at lalitpur and was brought by road.
Relatives of the deceased R Keshav alleged that the airport staff management refused to take the body to Delhi where it was scheduled to be taken to Madurai, but airport staff denied allowing the family members to board and take body. Since, the relatives had reached the airport late, the management did not allow them to board the plane.
The denial of the staff infuriated the relatives of the deceased and they protested the refusal, which would delay the last rites of the deceased, which would be performed in Madurai.
According to the police, R Keshav worked with Bajaj Power Plant and around two days ago, he suffered a cardiac arrest, which proved fatal for him. The relatives took the body to Hamidia mortuary, which delayed them and later, they took the body to the airport where they were scheduled to board an Air India flight to Delhi and from Delhi to Madurai, but by the time, they reached airport, the flight was ready for takeoff and they were barred from boarding.
The stopping of family members from boarding flight enraged them and they started to protest, but were later pacified after the intervention of the security and police personnel. The family later agreed to board flight from Indore and took the body to Indore through road.
Police said that the family members tried to stop the plane. but the aircraft was ready for takeoff. later, they agreed for the other route through which they could reach Madurai. later, the Air India official intervened and asked the relatives to board the plane from Indore and arrangements were made for their travel upto Indore by road.