Mangalore: The body of Indian-origin nurse Jacintha Saldanha, who was found dead on December 7 in London, will be buried at Shirva town in coastal Karnataka, family sources said yesterday.
“The coffin carrying Jacintha’s body is expected to arrive here from London via Mumbai this afternoon and will be taken to Shirva Monday for last rites and funeral at the local cemetery around 4 pm,” Udupi Superintendent of Police M Boralingaiah said, citing family sources.
Jacintha’s husband Benedict Barboza and her son Junal, 16, and daughter Lisha, 14, will accompany the coffin from London to Shirva about 50km from here and 400km from Bangalore.
IANS
