SRINAGAR: The Ministry of External Affairs has assured immediate steps for the return of the mortal remains of Sabha Rasool, a Kashmiri MBBS student from Safakadal, Srinagar, who died in Iran, the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association said on Saturday.
According to a statement by JKSA which reads, “We have spoken to the Hon’ble MoS, Minister of External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, and taken up the matter regarding the repatriation of the mortal remains of Late Sabha Rasool, a Kashmiri MBBS student from Safakadal, Srinagar, who tragically passed away in Iran yesterday.”
We have received his complete assurance that the Ministry is actively pursuing the matter with utmost urgency, it reads.
Statement further reads, the necessary formalities for the transportation of her mortal remains are already underway, and all possible efforts are being made to expedite the process. The mortal remains are expected to be transported to India, most likely on Tuesday, so that the bereaved family may perform her last rites in her homeland.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Sabha Rasool in this unimaginably difficult time, statement reads. (KNC)
