Nalagonda: The mortal remains of the three siblings arrived in the coffin to Gurrapu Thanda and the final rites of the three teenagers, who died in the US was performed at the tanda (a tribal hamlet) in Neredugommu mandal, Hyderabad.

Three teenage siblings Sathwika Sharon Naik (17), Aaron Suhas Naik (15) and Joy Suchitra Naik (14) were charred to death when a fire broke out in the US on December 24. 

They were attending a Christmas party at a family friend’s house in Collierville in the US. They were the children of Pastor Srinivas Naik and Sujatha, both natives of the tribal hamlet.

The three children were studying in aUSA. 

The Telangana state officials arranged to get the bodies of the three children from Hyderabad to Gurrapu tanda. The mortal remains were flown from the US to Hyderabad. The burial was performed near Aletheia Banjara School at Gurrapu thanda at 2:30 pm on Saturday (January 19). 

Mother of the children was inconsolable and broke down during the funeral.