Govt Yet To Evacuate Deceased BDO’s Body From Gurez

BANDIPORA: A day after the Block Development Officer (BDO) died off massive cardiac arrest, the government is yet to evacuate the body of the deceased officer from Tulail village of north Kashmir's Gurez area in Bandipora district citing inclement weather conditions.

The body has been lying in a hospital in Gurez ever since. An official said that unfortunately, due to bad weather, the administration has failed to evacuate the deceased body from Gurez to his ancestral home south Kashmir's Anantnag district today. “The weather in Gurez was not favourable all day due to which we could not evacuate the body to his ancestral home,” an official said from Gurez.

He, however, said that the efforts will be made once again in the wee hours of Sunday morning to evacuate the body, adding that the administration will also seek help from the Army, if required.

Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased officer have demanded immediate evacuation of the body from Gurez to his ancestral home so that his last rites can be performed.

Earlier, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora Dr Owais Ahmad had said the district administration is making arrangements for airlifting the body of the deceased officers through a special air sortie as and when the weather permits.

Pertinently, Gurez-Bandipora road is closed for traffic from past few months, owing to heavy snowfall in Gurez Valley and Razdan top—(KNO)