Suryanarayan's body reaches Hyderabad

       Hyderabad: The body of slain engineer Suryanarayan, who was abducted and subsequently killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan reached Hyderabad today. His body was received by T Krishna Reddy, the mayor of Hyderabad. Suryanarayan's family members however did not come to the airport to receive the body. Suryanarayan's body will be taken to his home for the last rites. Al Moayed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pankaj Sehgal, and President V P Ajan accompanied Suraynarayan's body to Hyderabad. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y Rajashekhar Reddy has promised a compensation of Rs five lakh to Suryanarayan's family and a job to Manjula, his wife. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has also announced that the Centre would bear the educational expenses of Suryanarayan's three children. Suryanarayan's telecom company Al Moayed has also announced a compensation package of 20 lakh rupees. Meanwhile, Muslim women in Varanasi today took out a rally, decrying the beheading of Suryanarayan. "We are protesting the killing of the Indian engineer. We condemn the killing. It was a dastardly act on their part," said Rubeena, a protestor. Suryanarayan, 41, a telecommunications engineer was kidnapped along with his driver on Friday in the Hassan Karez area of Zabul in southern Afghanistan. Later his beheaded body was found near the main road between Qalat, the Zabul provincial capital, and Ghazni to the north, about 300 kilometres southwest of Kabul.

     Earlier, the national flag-draped coffin carrying the body of slain Indian engineer was received with full honours at Delhi's Palam Airport on Monday afternoon. The coffin was brought to the capital on an Air India plane and was accompanied by senior Indian Government officials and representatives of Al Moayed, the company with which Suryanarayana was employed. RP Aggarwal, Resident Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh and the Special Chief Secretary of the Andhra Pradesh Government received the body here and placed wreaths on behalf of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR Reddy. The body is scheduled to be airlifted to Hyderabad at 6:30 p.m.. in the evening. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today approved the sanction of financial support for the education of all the three children of the late Suryanarayana. The assistance will be provided from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund. Earlier in the day, the coffin carrying Suryanarayana's body was given a ceremonial farewell at Kabul Airport. Senior Afghan Government officials placed floral wreaths on the casket that was draped with the Indian tricolour. Suryanarayana, 41, was kidnapped with his Afghan driver when gunmen stopped their vehicle in the southern province of Zabul on Friday. His beheaded body was found on Sunday in the Hassan Karez area not far from the place from where he was kidnapped. A senior Afghan official blamed "common enemies" of India and Afghanistan for the killing. Relations between India and Afghanistan have flourished since the Taliban were ousted in 2001 and India is involved in numerous Afghan aid and reconstruction projects.

Suryanarayana's 'second wife' demands compensation

      Hyderabad: A new twist has emerged in the shocking killing of K Suryanarayana. A woman claiming to be his 'second wife' demanded her share of the compensation sanctioned for his family. Swapna, hailing from Warangal, met Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Soumya Mishra here and sought permission to have a last glimpse of the body of her "husband". "Suryanarayana had married me in 2004 and we have a nine-month- old daughter," Swapna told reporters after her meeting with Mishra. Swapna said that she had "willingly entered into wedlock" with Suryanarayana despite knowing he was already married with three children. She said they married at the Ramappa Temple in Warangal two years ago against the wishes of both of their families. She showed photographs as proof of her "love marriage" to Suryanarayana. DCP Mishra said the woman could not produce any documentary evidence in support of her claim. "We have asked her to approach the court if there is any paternity dispute case. As things stand now, the police have no role in this matter," he said.

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