Mohammed Imtisam Shamsudeen, 28, assistant manager of Home Center in Abha, has been working for Al-Bandar International House for Trading Company for the past four years.
Shamsudeen’s relatives in Sri Lanka said they suspect foul play. “When he called his wife Fathima Feroza three days ago, he told her that he had been receiving death threats from unknown sources,” his father S. Deen told Arab News, speaking from the town of Negombo.
Deen said his son had told his wife that if he were to die in the Kingdom then his last wish would be to be buried in Makkah. “If I had known that this would happen so quickly, I would have asked him to come back for good,” he said.
Shamsudeen is also survived by his one-year-old daughter, Ayesha. Deen said his son visited Sri Lanka two years ago to get married and returned four months ago to see his daughter. During his last visit, Shamsudeen had told his wife that he would take them to the Kingdom.
Vittal Prabhu, chief operating officer of Al-Bandar Company, said, “Shamsudeen was found dead in his accommodation under mysterious circumstances... The police are investigating and we are waiting their clearance to complete formalities for repatriating the body. We at Bandar are shocked at the unfortunate death of one of our proud and committed family members.”
Sources at the Sri Lankan Consulate in Jeddah said that the mission would send an official to Abha today to look into the case.
Shamsudeen’s friends told Arab News that they were shocked at the news. “He had a pleasing personality and was very amiable while dealing with even strangers,” a close friend said.
- Sri Lanka Guardian
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