Double drama in St-Pierre: Manisha Buddhu's promising future ruined in one night

A brilliant graduate and future bride, the 24-year-old Compliance Officer saw her plans shattered. His family, immersed in incomprehension, seeks to clarify the mysteries of his last night.

This Thursday morning, May 28, Manoj Buddhu accompanied his daughter to the bus stop, as usual. “Gramatin mo al ansam avek li, li drop mwa bistop, lerla li kontign so sime. » He didn't know it was the last time he would see his daughter alive.

Manisha Buddhu, 24, living in Nouvelle-France, was found lifeless during the night from Thursday to Friday in a car, a Chevrolet, parked in the closed garage of a house under construction at Impasse Caprice, in Petit-Verger, St-Pierre. The engine was running, the air conditioning on, and the vehicle's windows were closed, which caused a fatal accumulation of gas in the confined space. His colleague Norvic Salesse, 31-year-old Technology Manager, who was also in the car, had been transported by relatives to the Wellkin clinic.

The Principal Police Medical Officer, Dr. Sudesh Kumar Gungadin, and Dr. Maxwell Monvoisin concluded that it was carbon monoxide poisoning, with the theory of foul play being ruled out at this stage. The St-Pierre police opened an in-depth investigation to establish the circumstances of this tragedy.

Manisha was Compliance Officer at Trident Trust Company (Mauritius) Ltd, a firm based in Ébène. A young woman who had already built a lot in a short time. After studying in New Zealand leading to a master's degree in the legal field, she returned to Mauritius, not without regret. “Li'nn work inpe in New Zealand, li'nn fer so Master dan departman legal, apre li'nn desid pourn Moris, parski l pa ti pe gainn work in domenn kote legal laba. »

At Trident Trust, for a year and a half, she had confirmed her position, bought her car, made her mark. “Li ti pe avanse dan lavi e li ti pe gagn lexperians,” said his father, his voice still incredulous. His New Zealand work permit was still valid. The plan to go back, where there were more opportunities in his field, remained in the back of his mind. “Li ti ti tuuzour ena lintansion re-al travay deor dan New Zealand. »

But before that, there was a life here, well-filled, well-established. A fiancé she had loved for over five years. A marriage in the making. “Li ti pou marye dan enn or dezan to come. Depi plis ki sinkan zot kontan. Se enn bann rezon ki l’nn returned pei. » Today, her fiancé is devastated, unable to come and say goodbye. “So fianse pa pe kav mem vinn la, pa kone kouma pou konsol li,” whispers Manoj Buddhu, whose own father’s heart is in pieces. How could he have imagined such a tragedy for a single moment?

This Thursday evening, Manisha was, as usual, working overtime after her work day which ended at 4:30 p.m.