Khan Jahangeer
Srinagar, Nov 10 (JKNS): The mortal remains of Adnan Altaf Rather, a 26-year-old MBBS student from Dangerpora village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, who was found dead in Bangladesh under mysterious circumstances, reached Srinagar Airport on Tuesday morning and are being taken to his native village for last rites.
According to details available with news agency JKNS, the body was received at Srinagar Airport and transferred to an ambulance arranged following the intervention of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for its onward journey to his native place in Sopore.
The Nimaz-e-Janaza of Adnan Altaf Rather will be offered at 11:30 AM, following which he will be laid to rest, family members said.
Rather, son of Mohammad Altaf Rather, was pursuing his MBBS at Eastern Medical College in Cumilla, Bangladesh.
He had reportedly gone missing on the night of November 2 after leaving his college premises. His body was recovered from a pond in Monipur village of Cumilla’s Burichang upazila on November 4.
The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, and Bangladeshi authorities are investigating the case.
The student’s death had triggered concern among his family members and the Kashmiri community, with several political representatives and student organisations seeking expeditious repatriation of his mortal remains.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had taken up the matter with the Ministry of External Affairs, while Health Minister Sakina Itoo approached Union Health Minister J P Nadda, seeking intervention to facilitate the return of the body.
Sopore MLA Irshad Rasool Kar and the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association had also taken up the matter with the concerned authorities.
Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his Advisor Nasir Sogami for their timely intervention and for ensuring necessary arrangements from Delhi to Srinagar, including an ambulance and logistical support for transportation of the mortal remains to the family’s native place.
The association said their prompt response and support had brought immense relief to the bereaved family during this difficult time.
Meanwhile, Kashmiri students in Bangladesh had also offered Nimaz-e-Janaza in absentia for the deceased.
The news of his death has plunged his native village and adjoining areas into mourning, with relatives and residents gathering to receive his mortal remains. (JKNS)
