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In the unfortunate event of the death of an Indian national in Singapore, please follow the procedure mentioned below:
- Lodge a report with the police
- Take the body to the hospital and get a death certificate
- Inform the next of kin in India
- Contact any casket company for the embalming the body
- Contact any of the airlines flying to India to obtain the airline schedule and book the passage of the casket. Normally the casket is charged by weight by the airline
- Come to the High Commission with copies of the police report, death certificate, medical certificate and the passport of the deceased
- The High Commission will attest certificate of registration of death and cancel passport. This would enable the body of the deceased to be carried to India.
- In case the body is unclaimed, the Singapore police will dispose it after waiting for a week
The High Commission can be contacted on the phone at Tel No.62382538 for assistance in completing legal and administrative formalities. The High Commission, however, does not undertake the responsibility of sending the body of the deceased back to India or arranging for its local burial/cremation etc. |