00:00The family of 48-year-old G Vijaya Lakshmi, who tragically fell into the Jalan Masjid
00:07India sinkhole on August 23, have returned to India after the search-and-rescue operation
00:13was called off and entered the search-and-recovery phase.
00:16Dangwangi District Police Chief ACP Sulizme Afendi Sulaiman told Bernama that the victim's
00:24husband and son left on a flight on Sunday night.
00:28Both of them had been at the site of the incident throughout the search-and-rescue
00:32operation.
00:33They were seen conducting a final religious ceremony at the site before returning to India.
00:39Vijaya Lakshmi, from Kupam, Andhra Pradesh, had come to Malaysia with her husband and
00:44several friends about two months ago for a vacation and were due to return home on August
00:5024.
00:52She was reportedly heading towards a nearby temple when she was swallowed by the eight-metre
00:57deep sinkhole.
00:58Despite extensive search efforts, including the use of sniffer dogs and scuba units, the
01:04search-and-rescue team was unable to locate her.
01:08Federal Territories Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said a proposal to compensate the victim's
01:14family will be discussed at the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
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