Funeral prayers in absentia offered by peers in Bangladesh
Srinagar | Nov, 09: The mortal remains of Adnan Altaf Rathar, a Kashmiri MBBS student who passed away in Bangladesh on November 4, reached New Delhi on Monday evening and are scheduled to be flown to Srinagar on Tuesday morning, officials said.
Adnan, a resident of Sopore in Baramulla district, was pursuing his medical degree in Bangladesh when he died suddenly, reports said. Following the incident, student organizations and local authorities coordinated with central ministries to facilitate the repatriation. Fellow Kashmiri students in Bangladesh offered funeral prayers in absentia prior to the body’s departure.
The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association confirmed that the body arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport via an Air India flight and was temporarily kept at Jammu and Kashmir House. Transport and ambulance arrangements have been finalized at Srinagar Airport to convey the deceased to his native town of Sopore, sources said.
