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Kashmiri female MBBS student passes away in Bangladesh; family seeks LG’s help to bring her body back home

SRINAGAR — A Kashmiri girl student from central Kashmir’s Budgam district allegedly died of cardiac arrest in Bangladesh on Tuesday evening following which family has appealed to the Lt Governor to help get her body back home.

Reports said that the deceased student was identified as Seema Zehra daughter of Ghulam Mohammad, a resident of Zaber Mohalla in Budgam district.

She was pursuing Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) at Ad-Din Sakina Medical College Jessore in Bangladesh and was in second year. The real cause of her death is being ascertained.

The family have appealed to the Ministry of external Affairs and Lt Governor Administration to help them to bring the students body back for the last rites.

The family of the deceased student were unable to reach Bangladesh as the family members of the deceased students do not have adequate documents to travel to Bangladesh, a relative of the deceased told Kashmir Dot Com over phone.

“We came to know about her death in the morning and the whole family is in shock” he said, adding that parents of the deceased girl are eagerly waiting for their beloved daughter.

In a tweet, Jammu and Kashmir Students Association J&K Students Association also requested Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to facilitate the return of the MBBS student’s body from Bangladesh. — (KDC)