Afzal Guru's last rites await govt nod

Afzal Guru’s family is waiting for a response from government regarding their wish to perform his last rites, Toufiq Rashid reports.

Updated on: Feb 11, 2013, 01:02:30 IST

Hindustan Times | By Toufiq Rashid, Srinagar

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Afzal Guru’s family is waiting for a response from government regarding their wish to perform his last rites.

His wife, Tabassum, and two brothers had asked the government to either hand over the body or allow them to perform his last rites at his grave in Tihar jail in accordance with religious traditions.

“We have been waiting, but there has been no response,” Afzal’s elder brother Aijaz Guru said on Sunday. “At least, they should allow his son to perform his last rites.”

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah is in favour of allowing Afzal’s family to perform the last rites.

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Toufiq Rashid
Chief of bureau of HT at Srinagar, Toufiq has been covering the volatile state of Kashmir for the past seven years. Was working as special correspondent in Indian Express in New Delhi, covering health and wellness. Has done human interest stories from across the country for almost a decade.Read More

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