Aaqib Rasool
Ganderbal 21 April (KNZ):The local Muslims in Wussan area of Ganderbal District helped in performing the last rites of a 80-year-old Kashmiri Pandit who died on Friday.
Setting an example of communal harmony and brotherhood, the local Muslims in Pethpora Wussan village and adjoining areas came together to help perform the last rites of their Pandit neighbor.
Avtaar Krishan Koul resident of Pethpora wussan village about 12 kilometer from Ganderbal town was a known figure in the area as according to the locals, he used to help persons in need.
Avtaar’s local friends and neighbours from the Muslim community took it upon themselves to help perform his last rites
“The local Muslims organised and performed his last rites and mourned his death as one of their own. They shouldered his coffin and arranged wood for the cremation in the village
Locals said He was one of us. We never thought of him as a Kashmiri Pandit. We arranged everything needed for the cremation,.
“He has been living here among us for many years. We have lived alongside each other and done everything together,”
Locals said people from other adjacent areas also visited the residence to sympathise with the bereaved family members.KNZ
