Brussels attack: Missing Indian Infosys employee Raghavendran Ganeshan confirmed dead

An Infosys employee from Bengaluru, who was missing since the deadly Brussels bombings, has been confirmed dead in the March 22 terror attack.

A week after the terror assault shook the Belgian capital, also the headquarters of the European Union, the Indian Embassy there and the Ministry of External Affairs today confirmed the death of Raghavendran Ganesh.

"The Belgian authorities have identified Raghavendran as one of the victims of the barbaric terror attacks of March 22," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said. The Indian Embassy in Brussels said the mortal remains of Raghavendran are being handed over to his family for being taken to India.

"Mortal remains are in process of being handed to family of Raghavendran, to be taken to India from Amsterdam airport," the Embassy tweeted. Reports earlier stated that Raghavendran had marked himself 'safe' on Facebook after the blasts.

Family members of Raghavendran Ganeshan had said that many of his friends claimed to have received a Facebook message of him being safe, reported Indian Express.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday had said that Raghavendran's last call was traced and he was 'travelling in the metro'. "Raghavendran Ganesh - We have tracked his last call in Brussels. He was travelling in the metro rail," said Swaraj.

"Some people received 'notifications' on Facebook of my son being safe. But I did not get any confirmation from the Ministry of External Affairs about such a notification. I have been informed that my son will be traced with information of the location of his last mobile call,” Raghavendran’s mother Annapoorani Ganeshan who lives in Bhyander told the daily.

With PTI inputs