{
  "id": 4856888,
  "title": "Nepal Floods: Indian Embassy Issues 9-Step Guidelines To Identify And Repatriate Victims' Mortal Remains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/nepal-floods-indian-embassy-issues-9-step-guidelines-to-identify-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T11:43:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/nepal-floods-indian-embassy-issues-9-step-guidelines-to-identify-and-repatriate-victims-mortal-remains"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kathmandu, September 1, 2026: The Indian Embassy in Nepal has outlined a nine-step process for identifying and repatriating the mortal remains of victims from the recent flash floods that have claimed over 1,000 lives. These steps were provided by Nepali authorities as a response to an earlier statement issued by the Indian Embassy on August 29.\n\nThe nine steps include documentation, photographing and detailing the remains, conducting a post-mortem examination, verifying the cause of death, establishing an official identification, collecting fingerprints, DNA or forensic samples, confirming the deceased's passport or ID, coordinating with the embassy for handover and release, and completing a handover/release memo and receipt.\n\nThe initial four steps will be handled by Nepali authorities. Should relatives manage to identify the remains through published photographs and descriptions on the Nepal Police website, the Indian Embassy will assist in coordinating the handover and repatriation.\n\nIf identification is not feasible or remains are temporarily stored, the Nepali government will facilitate DNA matching with first-degree relatives. In such cases, these relatives can submit their DNA profiles via email to Nepal Police or provide blood samples along with necessary information.\n\nFor support, relatives can share their DNA profiles with the embassy's flood-support email address. Additional DNA profiling information and helpline numbers are available on the Nepal Police website and through the embassy's provided numbers: +977 985 131 6807, +977 970 910 7500, and +977 981 032 6117.",
  "summary": "Kathmandu, September 1, 2026: The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has shared details of the process for identifying and repatriating the mortal remains of victims of the recent flash floods in Nepal, which have claimed more than 1,000 lives. For foreign nationals, the process involves nine steps before the remains can be handed over to their respective countries. Nine-Step Process For Repatriation In…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}