Sopore: All eyes were wet as the mortal remains of an MBBS student, Adnan Altaf Rather, who died in Bangladesh on November 4, reached here this morning.
A pall of gloom descended over Dangerpora village in North Kashmir’s Sopore area on Tuesday as the mortal remains of an MBBS student, Adnan Altaf Rather, who died in Bangladesh on November 4, reached here this morning.
Reports said thousands of people joined his funeral prayers and bid him a tearful adieu.
The mortal remains of Adnan arrived at Srinagar International Airport from New Delhi this morning and were subsequently transported to his native village.
A large gathering of relatives, friends, neighbours and people from adjoining areas had assembled to attend his last rites and pay their final respects. The village witnessed emotional scenes as family members and relatives broke down while bidding farewell to the young student.
Meanwhile, Minister for Health and Medical Education and Social Welfare, Sakeena Itoo, visited the residence of the deceased at Dangerpora to express condolences to the bereaved family.
The Minister was accompanied by MLAs of Sopore, Tangmarg and Pattan. She expressed deep sorrow over Adnan’s untimely demise and conveyed her sympathies to the grieving family, praying for eternal peace to the departed soul and strength to the family to bear the irreparable loss.
Earlier, the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his Advisor Nasir Asalm Wani for their intervention and for ensuring necessary arrangements, including ambulance and logistical support, to facilitate the transportation of the mortal remains from Srinagar Airport to the family’s native place.
Pertinently, Adnan, a resident of Dangerpora, Sopore, was pursuing MBBS in Bangladesh, where he died on November 4. His mortal remains were brought to New Delhi from Dhaka on Monday evening before being flown to Srinagar.
