Examiner News Desk | Srinagar:
An MBBS student from Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district was found dead in a pond in Bangladesh’s Cumilla district on Wednesday, two days after he went missing, prompting the All India Medical Students Association (AIMSA) to seek urgent intervention from the Ministry of External Affairs for the repatriation of his mortal remains to India.
The deceased, Adnan Altaf Rather, son of Altaf Ahmad Rather, proprietor of Kashmir Fruit Traders (KFT), Dangarpora, Sopore, was pursuing his MBBS degree at Eastern Medical College in the Kabila area of Burichang upazila.
According to reports, Adnan went missing on Monday night after leaving the college campus. His body was recovered from a pond in Monipur village, approximately 500 yards from the college, on Wednesday morning.
Police recovered the body after receiving information from local residents and shifted it to Cumilla Medical College Hospital for a post-mortem examination. The exact cause of death has not yet been established and will be determined through the autopsy and further investigation.
Meanwhile, AIMSA President Dr Mohammad Momin Khan has written to External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, seeking urgent intervention to facilitate the repatriation of Adnan’s mortal remains.
In its statement, the association said Adnan’s mother, Nighat, was currently in Bangladesh and facing the distressing situation of dealing with her son’s death away from home.
AIMSA urged the Indian Embassy in Dhaka to extend immediate humanitarian assistance to the bereaved mother, complete the necessary formalities and arrange the earliest possible transportation of the mortal remains to India.
The association also appealed to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and other concerned authorities to intervene and extend all possible assistance to the family during this difficult time.
Separately, the Fruit Association Fruit Mandi Sopore expressed deep grief over Adnan’s death.
In a condolence message, association president FA Malik said the news had plunged the bereaved family, relatives and the trading community into shock and grief.
The association conveyed its heartfelt condolences to the family and prayed for eternal peace for the departed soul and strength for the bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss.
