Srinagar/ April,13 : After PDP President and former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister the National Conference Vice President and another former Chief Minister of the state Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday sought the intervention of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for return of the body of a girl student of Kashmir’s Anantnag district who passed away in Bangladesh.
Posting a hand written letter from a journalist on Twitter, Omar said “Dear @SushmaSwaraj sahiba, I have received this request for help from journalists in Anantnag. Their colleague lost his sister Quaratulain, a student at Tahir-ul-Nissa medical college in Bangladesh. The family needs assistance getting the young lady’s mortal remains back.In another tweet, Omar also appealed to the government of Bangladesh to intervene.“I appeal to you on behalf of the family to please intervene with the Government of Bangladesh. Any help will greatly help the family at this time of great tragedy,” Omar said.
Earlier, the former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti had also sought Sushma Sawraj’s intervention in bringing the mortal remains of the deceased student back. Reports said the family members of the deceased couldn’t travel to Bangladesh due to lack of travel documents, which prompted Mehbooba Mufti to request Sushma Swaraj to intervene.
“Dear @SushmaSwaraj ji, Quratul Ain, a kashmiri student has died in Bangladesh. She was pursuing her studies in Tahir Ul Nisa Medical College. Request your help to the family to get her body home,” Mehbooba said in a tweet.
As reported already Quratul Ain daughter of Ali Mohd Bhat, a resident of Bun Dialgam Anantnag in south Kashmir was a fourth semester MBBS student at Tair-un-Nisa Medical College, Gazipur. They said that Quratul Ain was shifted to a nearby hospital after she fell ill. However, she passed away at the facility.
