Sushma Swaraj assures help to bring Kashmiri student’s body from Bangladesh

Srinagar: A day after former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah sought Sushma Swaraj’s help to bring the body of a Kashmiri who died in Bangladesh, the external affairs minister assured that the efforts are on in the matter.

The deceased, Quaratulain Ain from Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag was an MBBS student at Tahir-ul-Nissa medical college in Bangladesh. She died on Saturday.

“Ms Quaratulain MBBS student from Anantnag – Indian High Commission in Bangladesh is in touch with the family of the deceased. I spoke to her brother Harris yesterday. We are expediting the return of her mortal remains,” Sushma Swaraj tweeted.