Srirangapatna :

The last wishes of the 75-year-old Britisher, John Gascoigne, whose body was cremated in Mysuru on Apr. 30 as per Hindu rituals, was fulfilled yesterday with his son Ben Gascoigne immersing his father’s ashes at Triveni Sangama here.

Ben was accompanied by Velu and Anand, good friends of John Gascoigne.

Speaking to Star of Mysore, Ben said that he was happy to fulfil the last wishes of his father. He expressed gratitude towards the locals who helped him. He said that he would leave for the UK after getting the death certificate of his father.

When Ben was asked whether any items of John was missing, he replied that John’s passport was not traceable but he was not keen in lodging a Police complaint.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Saturday – May 02nd, 2015