Sharjah Murder Mystery: Mortal Remains of Alwin Reach Udupi, Hunt on for Missing Wife and Son
Bengaluru
The mortal remains of
#UAE-based expatriate Alwin Prakash Kundre, who was brutally murdered in
#Sharjah, arrived at
#Mangaluru International Airport at 3:30 am on an inbound flight before being handed over to his grieving family.
Two representatives from the company where Alwin worked escorted the casket from Sharjah and transferred custody to his brother, Anil Prakash.
The repatriation follows weeks of distress for the family, who maintain that foreign authorities have withheld key details surrounding the homicide, including the First Information Report (FIR) and formal judicial records.
Alwin, a native of
#Udupi, had been living in the United Arab Emirates for roughly 14 years with his wife, Tina Kundre,a schoolteacher in
#Dubai and their teenage son, a Class 10 student. Alwin was employed at Siemens in Sharjah.
The family's ordeal began on July 20 when Anil attempted to call Alwin from Udupi. The call went unanswered, followed shortly by uncharacteristic text messages. Suspicious of the replies, Anil continued calling until July 26, when Alwin's phone went permanently offline.
Alarmed, Anil contacted Alwin’s friend Manohar in Sharjah to inspect the family's residence. The building security guard told Manohar that the family had departed for India. However, after confirming Alwin had not arrived in Karnataka, Anil, on advice from Alwin’s employer, lodged a formal missing person report with the Sharjah police regarding Alwin, Tina and their son.
On the night of July 30, Sharjah police made a gruesome discovery along a highway leading toward Oman: a dismembered body cut into nine pieces abandoned inside a vehicle. On August 15, following forensic verification and DNA matching assisted by Alwin's relative Martin, authorities officially confirmed the remains belonged to Alwin.
Further investigation by UAE agencies revealed that Tina and their minor son had exited Sharjah via the airport on July 26. Their destination remains undisclosed by investigators and relatives in Udupi state they have had no contact with either of them.
Speaking to media outside the airport, Anil Prakash described the repatriation process and voiced demands for a thorough international investigation."The mortal remains arrived at 3:30 am. A local volunteer, Gafoor, along with Pramila Jathanna, Akash and Udaya, assisted us inside the terminal to expedite the paperwork and clearances," Anil said, acknowledging intervention by local leaders, including Member of Parliament Kota Srinivas Poojary, who coordinated with the Indian Embassy.
Anil stressed that the priority now shifts to apprehending the perpetrators:"Whoever committed this murder must receive a befitting punishment. Local police,have assured us of action and stated that steps are underway to issue notices through Interpol. We want the full legal course pursued, even if capital punishment applies under the law there."
While Alwin's remains have returned home for final rites, severe questions remain unanswered for investigators in both India and the UAE: who executed the brutal killing and where are Tina Kundre and her son?
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