Sopore, Nov 10(GNS): MBBS student Adnan Altaf was laid to rest at his native village Dangerpora, Sopore amid tears and sorrow on Tuesday.

Reports reaching GNS said that thousands of people attended his funeral. The Namaz-e-Janaza was held at 11:30 AM.

Adnan, a resident of Dangerpora Sopore in north Kashmir, was pursuing his MBBS at Eastern Medical College in Comilla, Bangladesh. He was enrolled in the institution’s 14th batch for the 2017-18 academic session.

His body was found in a pond in Bangladesh, while the actual cause of death is yet to be ascertained.

His mortal remains had yesterday reached Delhi from Bangladesh and were subsequently brought to Srinagar Airport this morning, from where the body was taken to his native village.

Earlier, Kashmiri MBBS students studying in Bangladesh had offered Namaz-e-Janaza for Adnan Altaf in Bangladesh, and prayed for the departed soul.

A pall of gloom had descended over Dangerpora and the entire Sopore area since the news of his death.(GNS)