Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (SP)

Kasargod, Dec 13: It is learnt that Shamim (20), son of Mohammed Kunhi from Bekal Mooval village in the district, met an untimely death out of starvation and thirst in Saudi Arabia. The incident occurred at Al Hassa city on Saudi Arabia’s border with Qatar.

It is learnt that a relative of Shamim is employed with an Arab in Qatar. With his help, Shamim bagged an employment with another Arab, for grazing of goats in a desert. The youngster found it hard to oversee the goats under hot sun, but his employer was unrelenting. As such, he escaped from there, went to his relative’s home located in the city, and told him that he could not bear the agony of working in desert under hot sun.

The boy’s employer was searching for him, and the relative, fearing for his own job, handed the boy back to his employer. The boy was again entrusted the job of supervising the goats, it is learnt. After a few weeks, he got frustrated, and started running in another direction. He lost his way in the desert, and his body was recovered from Hassa – Hufoof in Al Hassa on Saudi Arabian border. The post mortem reports confirmed that he had died of starvation and thirst. Later, his identification was established.

With the help of members of KMCC Qatar, Moiddin Addur and Mujeeb Chembarika belonging to Al Hassa KMCC and others, his body was buried in Salahia mosque in Al Hassa.