British family plead with French authorities to release body of relative who died in the Channel
Summary
A British family is asking French authorities to return the body of Jasmeet Wadhwa, who died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the UK in April. The family held a protest after French officials kept the body for five months, and the mother of Jasmeet also faces difficulties with her UK immigration application.Key Facts
- Jasmeet Wadhwa, 32, died on 1 April 2026 while trying to cross the Channel by boat from France to the UK.
- He was fleeing Taliban persecution in Afghanistan with his mother, Harbans Kaur Wadhwa.
- Another man, Nagmeldin Adam from Sudan, also died on the same boat, while eight others were rescued.
- The French authorities have held Jasmeet’s body for five months and have not released it to the family.
- Relatives of both men protested outside a courthouse in Dunkirk, France, demanding the return of the bodies.
- Harbans Kaur Wadhwa applied to the UK Home Office to come legally under a "one in, one out" scheme but was rejected because her identity document was not accepted.
- At least 16 people have died trying to cross the Channel from France to the UK in 2026 so far.
- The French interior ministry and police have not explained why they have delayed releasing the bodies.
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