Georgia: Indians confirmed dead in carbon monoxide poisoning

A man celebrating his birthday and a married couple are among the dead, relatives tell the BBC.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatch LiveHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersMarried couple among 11 Indians killed in Georgia gas poisoningKulveer Singh/BBCRavinder Singh and his wife Gurvinder Kaur had moved to Georgia in MarchA man who should have been celebrating his birthday and a married couple were among 11 Indians to die in a Georgian ski resort at the weekend.

Sameer Kumar, who only arrived in Georgia a few months ago, died alongside the couple, Ravinder Singh and Gurvinder Kaur, above an Indian restaurant in Gudauri, relatives say.

Georgia's ministry of internal affairs said it believed the 12 victims - including one Georgian national - died after being poisoned by carbon monoxide.

The Indian government has said it is in touch with the victims' families and is working to bring back the bodies of those who died in the incident.

The initial investigation show no signs of violence or injuries on the bodies, which were discovered on Saturday, the Georgian ministry said in a statement.

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