A 26-year-old Sikh student, Gurkirat Manocha, died after being assaulted during a clash between two groups of youths in Canada on March 14.
Gurkirat, who hailed from Ujjain and was pursuing a business management post-degree diploma programme at Northern Lights College in Canada's British Columbia, had gone to Canada approximately 15 months ago for higher studies.
His family resides at Parshvanath Colony in Ujjain and stated that the entire matter is being investigated by the Canadian police.
The family members said that with the help of the government, they want to bring Gurkirat's body here and perform his last rites.
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav met the family members of the deceased and assured that the state government would bear the expenses of bringing his body home.
