Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, May 14: Setting an example of brotherhood once again, Muslims of Y K Pora in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district today performed the last rites of 80-year-old Kashmiri Pandit woman.
As per details, Dulari Bhat (80), wife of Late Janki Nath, a resident of Y K Pora, Kulgam, had gone to Mattan, Anantnag to attend a marriage ceremony where her condition deteriorated and she breathed her last.
Following that, she was brought to her place where her last rites were performed. The locals said that the deceased was a cheerful human being and shared a strong bond with the local Muslims.
“She was part and parcel of this place and today it is our duty to return the favour and ensure her last rites are performed as per their religious rites,” the locals said.
The Son of the deceased woman, Subash Bhat said that they are thankful to the Muslims of the area who stood with them in this hour of grief.
“We are living in the area for years and we didn’t flee whatever the circumstances even as our father was killed in the 90s; we share a bond with the Muslims,” he said.
Another relative of the woman also thanked the residents of the area and said that Kashmir is the best example of communal harmony, brotherhood.
“Today, Muslims of the area stood with us and participated in the last rites of Dulari. They remained present till Dulari was cremated,” he said, adding that “Muslims and Pandits are incomplete without each other.”
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