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The United States-based young physician hailing from Andhra Pradesh was one among the 157 killed Ethiopian Airlines crash shortly after it took off from the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

Nukavarapu Manisha, hailing from Guntur district, was on her way to Nairobi to see her sister who had delivered three baby boys a few days ago.

In a tweet to Minister of External Affairs of India Sushma Swaraj, a relative of Manisha said that her parents were waiting to receive the body in Nairobi. The Minister replied that she had asked Rahul Chhabra, the Indian High Commissioner in Nairobi, to provide all help and assistance.

I have asked Rahul Chhabra, Indian High Commissioner in Nairobi to provide them all help and assistance. @IndiainKenya
Rahul - Please keep me informed. https://t.co/04Q7PH723x

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) March 11, 2019

Manisha went to the United States and settled in Tennessee after pursuing medicine from Guntur Medical College. She is listed as one of the resident physicians of the Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University.

Four Indians, identified as Shikha Garg, Vaidya Pannagesh Bhaskar, Vaidya Hansin Annagesh, and Nukavarapu Manisha, were among those who died in the Boeing 737 jet crash on Sunday.

Sushma Swaraj shared the names of the victims on Twitter. The Minister also replied to the relatives of the other three victims.

Replying to a relative of the Vaidya family, she said: "I have spoken to the son of Vaidya in Toronto. I am shocked you have lost six members of your family in air crash. My heartfelt condolences. I have asked Indian Embassy in Kenya and the India Embassy in Ethiopia to reach you immediately. They will provide help and assistance in respect of all your family members."

I have spoken to son of Mr Vaidya in Toronto. I am shocked you hv lost 6 members of your family in air crash. My heartfelt condolences. I hv asked @IndiainKenya @IndiaInEthiopia to reach u immediately. They will provide help and assistance in respect of all your family members. https://t.co/4iUGgEC7j5

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) March 11, 2019

The Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302, on its way to the Kenyan capital Nairobi from Addis Ababa, crashed six minutes after take-off on Sunday, prompting the carrier to ground the rest of its fleet of the jets. It ploughed into a field near Tulu Fara village outside the town of Bishoftu, some 60 km southeast of the Ethiopian capital.

In a statement, the Ethiopian Airlines said that the cause of the accident was still not known but the decision to suspend flying such aircraft was taken as a precautionary measure.

By Sowmya Sangam