Bodies of Nepal victims arrive

HYDERABAD: The bodies of two persons from the city, who died in the Nepal plane crash, were brought here on Wednesday night. The deceased are: 67-yearold G Venkatramana, a retired AG Office employee from Padmanabha Nagar in Mehdipatnam, and 32-year-old Mumbai ISKCON temple priest Krishna Chaitanya from Indraprastha Colony near Diamond Point in Secunderabad.Venkatramana’s nephew Phani accompanied the bodies.A group of 20 pilgrims from the city, including Venkatramana, his wife Shyamala and his sister Nagamani, went on a pilgrimage to Mukteswar temple through city-based tour operator Shree Travels.However, only Venkatramana had boarded the ill-fated plane which crashed resulting in the death of 15 people, including 13 Indians. Venkatramana’s family members, will also be arriving in city late on Wednesday night.Another deceased, 32- year-old Krishna Chaitanya of Indraprastha Colony in Secunderabad was a priest at the ISKON temple in Mumbai. He went on the trip separately.