The Kerala High Court has directed the Union Home Ministry to probe how Suraj Lama, a 58-year-old Bengaluru resident who had been deported from Kuwait on October 5 reportedly following an alcohol poisoning incident, landed at the Cochin International Airport after emigration clearance.
His son Santon Lama had filed a habeas corpus plea before the High Court after Suraj Lama, who reportedly had memory loss, was subsequently reported missing from Kochi since October 10. The court had on Tuesday directed that the Home Ministry be impleaded in the case and to inform the court when the missing person is traced.
On Wednesday, the court directed the Kerala Police to intensify its efforts to trace Mr. Lama. He was hospitalised in Kuwait from August after an alcohol poisoning incident there. Instead of being sent to Bengaluru, he was reportedly deported from Kuwait to Kochi, without informing his relatives. The Thrikkakara police had on October 8 taken him into custody and ferried him in an ambulance to the Government Medical College Hospital at Kalamassery, from where he is said to be missing from October 10. He reportedly lost his memory following the alcohol poisoning incident.
Published – October 22, 2025 08:33 pm IST
