Srinagar: The body of the Block Development Officer, who died suddenly while on duty in snowbound Gurez two days ago, was airlifted to the district headquarters Bandipora in the north Kashmir district on Sunday after improvement in weather, officials said.
The deceased, Abdul Saleem Darzi, 48, a resident of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, who was posted as BDO in Tulail valley in Gurez, died suddenly on Friday after allegedly suffering “suffocation” when he was performing ablution for congregational prayers as per officials.
After being removed to the nearby heath facility, the officer was declared brought dead, the officials had said.
His body could not be brought out of the snowbound area due to inclement weather even as Deputy Commissioner Bandipora, Owais Ahmad had requested for a special sortie for airlifting the body.
SDM, Gurez informed that Darzi’s body was airlifted in a chopper from Gurez today and will be subsequently taken to his native place in Anantnag.
