{
  "id": 9680546,
  "title": "Sharjah Murder Victim’s Remains To Reach Kundapura Friday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/sharjah-murder-victims-remains-to-reach-kundapura-friday",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T02:29:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sharjah-murder-victim-s-remains-to-reach-kundapura-friday-101790278448204.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 55-year-old man from Karnataka was murdered in Sharjah and his remains discovered dismembered in the UAE last month. His body will be returned to Kundapura in Udupi district on Friday for burial, with his wife and son still missing. The remains are expected to arrive at Mangaluru International Airport around 4:30 am on the commercial flight. A prayer service is set for 10 am in Kundapura, followed by the final rites. Anil Prashant Kunder, the victim's brother, has met Teena Kunder's mother in Udyavar, Udupi, and filed a missing persons report with the local police. Teena, a teacher in the UAE, is her mother's only child. Anil plans to visit the UAE to examine his brother's apartment and continue legal proceedings after renewing his passport. The victim had worked in the UAE for two decades, with 14 years spent at Sharjah International Airport. He maintained contact with his Indian relatives. The pair went missing on July 20. Following a complaint to UAE authorities, the dismembered remains were found inside two luggage pieces in a car boot on August 12. They had been cut into nine pieces, with stab wounds found in the chest area.",
  "summary": "The remains of a 55-year-old Karnataka man allegedly killed in Sharjah and found dismembered last month will be brought back to Kundapura in Udupi district on Friday, with his funeral to be held without his wife and son, who remain untraceable",
  "key_points": [
    "55-year-old man from Karnataka murdered in Sharjah",
    "Remains to reach Kundapura for burial on Friday",
    "Wife and son still missing in the case"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}