British family pleads with French authorities to release body of relative who died in Channel

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1. Mon, 31 August 2026

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     British family pleads with French authorities to release body of relative who died in Channel

     Jasmeet Wadhwa, who fled Taliban persecution in Afghanistan, lost his life while trying to reach UK in April A British family is pleading with French authorities to release the body of a relative that officials have held for five months after he died in the Channel in April. Jasmeet Wadhwa, 32, died while attempting to reach the UK on a dinghy on 1 April with his mother, Harbans Kaur Wadhwa, after they fled Taliban persecution in Afghanistan in January. Continue reading...