In a shocking incident, a couple from the Beed district of Maharashtra was found dead in their home in New Jersey in the United States. The couple’s four-year-old daughter was found crying on the terrace and has been rescued.
The deceased were identified as Balaji Rudrawar (32) and his wife Arati Rudrawar (30).
Aarti was seven months pregnant.
The girl is currently staying with family friends of the couple.
The cause of the death is not yet known.
They were residents of 21 E Garden Terrace, North Arlington, New Jersey.
NCP’s Baramati MP Supriya Sule sought the help of External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar.
“Kindly look into the matter and conduct a thorough investigation of the matter…Also requesting to help their daughter who is alone and without any help and assist in making necessary arrangements for the child to return to family in India,” she tweeted tagging the Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Embassy in the United States.
Balaji’s father Bharat Rudrawar said that the local police had informed him of the tragedy. “There is no clarity yet on the cause of the death, the US government will share findings of the autopsy report. We had been to their house and were planning a trip to the US again," he said.
"I was informed by the US authorities that it will take at least eight to 10 days for the bodies to reach India after necessary formalities," he said.
The couple hails from the temple town of Ambejogai and moved to the US in August 2015 a year after they got married.
Published 09 April 2021, 05:18 IST