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British family pleads with French authorities to releasebody of relative who died in Channel

Jasmeet Wadhwa, who fled Taliban persecution in Afghanistan, lost his life while trying to reach UK in April

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Diane Taylor31 Aug 2026, 01:36 pmUpdated 1d ago1 min readEuropeUnited Kingdom

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British family pleads with French authorities to release body of relative who died in Channel

Jasmeet Wadhwa, who fled Taliban persecution in Afghanistan, lost his life while trying to reach UK in April

A British family is pleading with French authorities to release the body of a relative that officials have held for five months after he died in the Channel in April.

Jasmeet Wadhwa, 32, died while attempting to reach the UK on a dinghy on 1 April with his mother, Harbans Kaur Wadhwa, after they fled Taliban persecution in Afghanistan in January.

A British family is pleading with French authorities to release the body of a relative that officials have held for five months after he died in the Channel in April.

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Source: The Guardian · Diane Taylor. Published 31 Aug 2026, 01:36 pm.

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