Wayanad: The final rites of Jenson, fiance of Wayanad landslide survivor Sruthi, who died following a road accident, were held on Thursday at the Nithyasahaya Matha (Our Lady of Perpetual Help) Church in Andoor here.

Jenson’s mortal remains were brought to Glory’s Auditorium in Andoor, near Ambalavayal, for the public to pay their last respects. Later, the body was taken to his residence in Andoor.

Earlier emotional scenes unravelled at the hospital when Sruthi, still recovering from injuries, was brought to  WIMS Medical College Hospital, Meppadi, to pay her respects. 

His body was shifted to Taluk Hospital, Sulthan Bathery, for a post-mortem on Thursday morning. The Meppadi police completed the inquest procedures in the morning.

Jenson was the son of Parimalamveettil Jayan and Mary. He has a brother, Jaison, and a sister, Jency. The accident occurred at Vellaramkunnu on the Kozhikode-Kollegal National Highway on Tuesday afternoon.  The van in which Sruthi and Jenson were travelling collided head-on with a private bus headed towards  Sulthan Bathery from Kozhikode. Nine people were injured in the accident.