Man injured in kitchen blast in Malaysia airlifted to Kerala for expert medical care

Dhaneesh Ravi, 31, a native of Thiruvananthapuram, who has been undergoing treatment in Malaysia since last December following burns, was flown to Thiruvananthapuram from Kuala Lumpur after the intervention of NoRKA-Roots, the State government agency that works for the welfare of non-resident Keralites.

Mr. Ravi, a resident of Sreekaryam, arrived here on Friday midnight and was shifted to Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) for further treatment. Mr. Ravi, who suffered more than 53% burns, had been undergoing treatment at the University of Malaya Medical Centre since last December.

In a similar incident, a woman named Mini Bhargavan, 54, who sustained burns in Malaysia, was brought to Kochi on May 23 last year with the intervention of NoRKA-Roots and the Loka Kerala Sabha.Speaking to The Hindu, Ajith Kolassery, Chief Executive Officer of NoRKA-Roots, said that in both incidents, it is suspected that the victims were working as domestic helps after being trafficked to Malaysia. They have not officially registered any complaints with the State government agencies.