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Ep 6 of 14: The Homeland

Strangeland

Audiochuck | Western Sound

True Crime

4.22.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

The bodies of Sasikala and Anish Narra were shipped back to India for last rites amid an inter-family drama between Hanu’s and Sasi’s families.

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0:00.0

Hi, good morning Mr. Krishnamurti. This is Mohan Nanapnani, calling from Team Aid.

0:07.2

Mohan Nanapnani is the founder and president of a US-based nonprofit, Team Aid.

0:13.2

It's an organization that helps make all the arrangements when a foreigner living in the US passes away.

0:20.0

I think their family decided not to bring them back to India,

0:24.0

but I want to check with you and see what kind of help you need it locally,

0:29.9

hiding a funeral home and arranging funeral service and also want to...

0:33.4

Team Aid will help plan funerals, either here or in the home country.

0:38.1

They ship remains internationally if needed. Back in 2017, Mohan helped Hanoo

0:44.5

with all the arrangements for Sassi and Anish. He personally flew back with the bodies to India.

0:54.0

Immediately to the hospital, the medical examiner's office, and then also I talked to his

0:59.6

parents back in India. I talked to Seshikalas Husband. But when he arrived and under

1:04.9

predestined with the bodies, Mohan found himself in the middle of an interfamily drama.

1:10.7

Her parents wanted her body and their grandson's body in their village.

1:16.7

At the same time, Hanoo's parents and Hanoo wants

1:20.1

her to go to his village and there is a commotion. Hanoo and Sassi's families both wanted the bodies.

1:27.2

They both wanted to perform the cremation and funeral ceremonies.

1:32.0

And Sassi's family openly blamed Hanoo for the murders.

1:36.7

They were thinking that Hanoo Narakrilda, Sashikala, because they don't know what happened.

1:42.0

And unfortunately, and the next African is Hanoo, the spouse, and he has the right to do whatever

1:47.6

he wants to do. So we convinced him that at least let the her parents have a viewing chance.

1:54.7

So, on the way to Hanoo's family's village, Mohan stopped off in Vijaywara,

2:00.1

where Sassi was from. He let her family spend time with the remains.

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