The Infosys employee from Bengaluru who was reported missing after the Brussels attacks has been confirmed dead, said Manjeev Singh Puri, India’s ambassador to Belgium and the European Union. "Belgian authorities have identified Raghavendran Ganeshan as one of the victims of the barbaric terror attacks of March 22," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, according to PTI. The Islamic State militant group had claimed responsibility for the attacks that left 35 people dead and several injured.

The Indian embassy in Brussels said the 28-year-old techie’s mortal remains were handed over to his family in the city, and the Hague embassy is assisting the family transport the remains to India by Monday's flight from Amsterdam. Ganeshan was believed to be in a metro rail when an explosion rocked the Maelbeek metro station in the Belgian capital. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had last week said the Indian government was making all efforts to trace Ganeshan.