Riyadh: A 36-year-old Indian expatriate from Kerala, who had been undergoing treatment after sustaining severe injuries in an air conditioner compressor explosion, passed away on Sunday, reports said.

The deceased has been identified as Ziyad, son of Kaniyam Parampil Basheer, a native of Thodupuzha in Randupulam, Idukki district. He was residing in Manjaly and working as a driver in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The tragic incident occurred around 2 PM on Friday, when the AC compressor exploded, leaving Ziyad critically injured with severe burn wounds. He was immediately rushed to the emergency unit of Al Mouwasat Hospital in Riyadh.

Despite efforts by doctors to save him, Ziyad succumbed to his injuries on Sunday afternoon. His final rites were held on Monday afternoon at the Naseem Al Salam Mausoleum, it has been reported.

Ziyad had been employed as a personal driver for a Saudi national for the past five years. He is survived by his wife and a young daughter.

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New Delhi (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate has attached fresh assets worth Rs 1,120 crore as part of its money laundering probe against the companies of Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani, officials said.

Eighteen properties, including the Reliance Centre in Mumbai's Ballard Estate, fixed deposits, bank balance and shareholding in unqouted investments of Reliance Anil Ambani Group have been provisionally attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.

Another set of seven properties of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, two properties of Reliance Power Ltd, nine properties of Reliance Value Service Private Ltd, fixed deposits in the name of Reliance Value Service Private Ltd, Reliance Venture Asset Management Private Lt, Phi Management Solutions Private Ltd, Adhar Property Consultancy Pvt Ltd, Gamesa Investment Management Private Ltd and investments made in unquoted investment by Reliance Venture Asset Management Private Ltd and Phi Management Solutions Private Ltd have also been attached, they said.

The ED had earlier attached properties worth over Rs 8,997 crore in the bank fraud cases related to Reliance Communications Ltd (RCOM), Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd, and Reliance Home Finance Ltd.

The total attachment in the case against the Reliance Group is now Rs 10,117 crore.