Srinagar, Nov 7 (KNS): National Conference MLA from Sopore Irshad Rasool Kar on Saturday thanked Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for intervening with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to facilitate the repatriation of the mortal remains of a Kashmiri medical student who died under mysterious circumstances in Bangladesh.
Adnan Altaf Rather, a final-semester MBBS student at Eastern Medical College in Cumilla, was found dead in a waterbody in the Burichang area of Cumilla on November 4, nearly two days after he went missing.
The student, a resident of Dangerpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, had reportedly gone missing on November 2, following which his family sought assistance from the authorities.
Expressing gratitude to the chief minister, MLA Kar said Omar Abdullah personally took up the matter with the MEA and coordinated with the concerned authorities to ensure the early return of the student's mortal remains to his native place.
"I am very thankful to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his keen personal efforts in raising the issue with the Ministry of External Affairs for the immediate return of the mortal remains of the Sopore MBBS student who died in Bangladesh," the MLA said.
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According to officials, the bereaved family approached the Chief Minister's Office seeking urgent intervention after the student's body was recovered.
Following the request, the J&K Resident Commission took up the matter with the MEA. In a communication dated November 5, the ministry informed that the Assistant High Commission of India in Chittagong was in contact with the family and providing necessary assistance to facilitate the repatriation process.
The Chief Minister's Office had marked the family's request as "Most Urgent" to expedite coordination with the concerned authorities.
Adnan, son of Mohammad Altaf Rather, had travelled to Bangladesh around 15 days before the incident along with his mother. He was preparing to appear in his first final-semester examination and was reportedly close to completing his MBBS degree.
The circumstances surrounding his death are being investigated by Bangladeshi authorities.
The incident has plunged his family and the Sopore area into grief, with residents awaiting the return of his mortal remains for the last rites. (KNS)
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