British Indian man banned from leaving Sri Lanka after his newly-wed wife dies on honeymoon

A newly-wed British Indian man is stuck in Sri Lanka after his wife died from a mysterious illness at a hotel in country on ir honeymoon.

Khilan Chandaria is being barred by Sri Lankan authorities from leaving country until an investigation into death of his 31-year-old wife, Usheila Patel, is concluded.

Chandaria, a 33-year-old phone shop owner from rth-west London, has t been arrested or charged in connection with his wife's death but is t being permitted to return to his home in UK.

"I don't want to leave without her. I feel like whole world is against me. It's been hard to do anything," Chandaria told UK media from Sri Lanka.

"I don't think grieving process has really started yet," he said.

couple were married in London on April 19 before flying off on honeymoon four days later. y h been staying at five-star beach resort called Amari in southwestern coastal city of Galle in Sri Lanka. y were scheduled to fly to Maldives on second leg of honeymoon.

But y both fell ill and were "feverish and vomiting blood" after consuming some food and drinks at hotel. y were rushed to a hospital after y called for help to ir hotel room. 

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Patel was prounced de at Karapitiya Hospital in Galle on April 25.

"A post-mortem said she died from dehydration, obviously from vomiting," said Chandaria, who h also ticed a weird "smell" in ir hotel room before suspected food poisoning.

"We are highly confident of our food safety standards," Amari Galle Sri Lanka said in a statement.

While Chandaria h initially been free to leave Sri Lanka, he refused to leave until his wife's body has been released. 

He has w been banned from leaving until a government report into death can be prepared.

"I want to go home kwing my wife will be coming home too and say my last goodbyes," he said.

A Foreign Office spokesperson said: "We are supporting a British man in Sri Lanka. Our consular staff have shared vice on bereavement abro and are in contact with Sri Lankan authorities."

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