Officers said the man had an expired iqama (No. 2170601401) in his possession. According to the iqama, which expired three years ago, the man is an Indian national named Pannampillai Mohitheen. His profession was listed as laborer.
Authorities have so far been unable to trace the man’s sponsor; his passport details are also unknown. As a result, Riyadh police have contacted an Indian social service group to help identify the man whose body is at a morgue in Riyadh’s Shumaisi district.
Mohideen Kutty, a member of the social service group, said the Indian Embassy would be able to identify the man if his proper passport details were available.
“It’s an arduous task to identify dead people when hospital authorities possess only names and nationalities of the dead,” said Kutty, adding that anyone missing should be reported to the police.
A senior official from the Indian Embassy said hospital authorities should report the death to the mission along with a copy of the man’s passport or iqama. “Such information would help the mission trace the family of the dead person either at home or in the Kingdom," he said.
He said some 100 people from the Indian community in the Kingdom die each month in accidents or due to natural causes. Some 2 million Indians live in the Kingdom.
The attached picture is from the deceased man’s iqama that was found in his pocket. Any details about the man should be provided to the Batha police station.
