Mangaluru: The mortal remains of Prabha Arun Kumar, the Bengaluru-based techie who was stabbed in Sydney on Saturday, was handed over to her husband after post mortem at a local hospital there.

“My uncle Arun Kumar (victim’s husband) visited the hospital in Sydney at 11 am on Monday and established the identity of my aunt Prabha. He completed formalities and took possession of the body,” Thrijesh, Prabha’s relative, told sources.

The Indian government, the Australian government and representatives from Mindtree, Prabha’s employer, are assisting Kumar and Prabha’s brother Dr Shankar Shetty to bring the body back to India.

Mindtree has promised that the body would reach Bengaluru on Wednesday, Thrijesh added. The victim’s family, however, has taken serious objection to the facilities provided to Prabha by her employer.

“Mindtree neglected issues of women’s safety. It did not provide her transport facilities. Prabha had worked over-time the previous night. She again attended work the next morning. The firm should have ensured a cab facility in such a situation which would have possibly avoided the tragedy,” Thrijesh said.

Sydney witnessed several attacks on Indian students in 2009 and 2010 and at least some of them were suspected to be racially motivated. The attacks had strained New Delhi’s ties with Canberra.

A special detective squad — Strike Force Marcoala—has been formed to investigate the case.

The police also released CCTV footage of Prabha walking from the Parramatta train station just before she was fatally stabbed and appealed to people for information.

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