Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday expressed grief over the death of two persons from the state in a massive fire in Kuwait.
“Many people lost their lives in the terrible fire in Kuwait. The news of the death of two Odia sons Muhammad Jahur and Santosh Kumar Gouda is very sad. I offer my condolences to the bereaved family and pray to Lord Jagannath to give peace to the departed souls,” Majhi said in an X post.
କୁଏତରେ ଭୟାବହ ଅଗ୍ନିକାଣ୍ଡରେ ଅନେକ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ପ୍ରାଣ ହାନି ଘଟିଛି। ଏଥିରେ ୨ଓଡ଼ିଆ ପୁଅ ମହମ୍ମଦ ଜହୁର ଓ ସନ୍ତୋଷ ଗୌଡ଼ଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ଖବର ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦୁଃଖଦାୟକ। ଏହି ଦୁଃଖଦ ସମୟରେ ମୁଁ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାରବର୍ଗଙ୍କୁ ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଇବା ସହିତ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି ନିମନ୍ତେ ପ୍ରଭୁ ଶ୍ରୀଜଗନ୍ନାଥଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଛି।
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— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) June 14, 2024
Gouda hailed from Ranajhalli village in Purosottampur block of Ganjam district, while Jahur was a native of Karadapalli village in Tigiria police limits in Cuttack district.
They were working for a private company and residing in the seven-storey apartment building in Mangaf in southern Kuwait where the fire broke out early Wednesday morning.
Their mortal remains would be brought to Odisha from Delhi by Friday evening, officials said.
Jahur’s family members said he was married for only two years and his wife was seven-months pregnant. He had been working in Kuwait since 2017 and had visited his village only a month ago.
Similarly, Gouda had visited his village in March and had returned to Kuwait in April.
PTI