KONNI: The body of Rafeeq Abdul Razak (27), who died of a heart attack in Saudi Arabia on February 27, was supposed to arrive at the Cochin International Airport on Thursday. A body did arrive, but it surprised everyone. Instead of Rafeeq’s body, it was the body a Sri Lankan woman.

The deceased woman has been identified as a Sri Lankan national. Now, while the woman’s body is in Kerala, Rafeeq’s body is in Colombo in Sri Lanka. Rafeeq’s wife: Surumimol; Son: Reyhan

The identification tags for both the coffins somehow got exchanged at Abha International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Both the bodies were sent to their respective destinations on Saudi Arabia Airlines.

The number for Rafeeq’s coffin was 35, but instead, the number tag of 32 was attached to his coffin.

His sponsor and the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia helped Rafeeq’s family expedite the paperwork and made sure his body is transported to Kerala.

Now, with both the bodies in different countries, the officials of Saudi Arabian Airlines, also known as Saudia, are working towards exchanging the bodies.