Srinagar : The body of a militant from Barzulla was exhumed on Tuesday, after more than a month since he was buried near the Line of Control (LoC) in Tunga Top forest area of Kachama in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The militant Mudasir Ahmad Bhat was killed in a gunfight with government forces in Kachama forests on June 29.
An official of the administration told GNS that the permission for exhumation of the body was granted today after DNA samples of the slain militant matched with those claiming to be his kin.
“The body of Mudasir Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Ahmad Bhat of Nasti Mohalla Old Barzulla, Srinagar was exhumed at 04:40 pm Tuesday from the NK Gali Jumgund forests and handed over to his legal heirs,” the official said.
The family members of the slain militant who had come to Kupwara included Mudasir’s father, brother and other few persons, he added.
Mudasir’s father Ghulam Ahmad Bhat confirmed to GNS that they have reached Kupwara to take the body.
“We may reach back to Barzullah late tonight and will properly bury the body as soon as possible,” he said.
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