MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) authorities handed over the Bodies of couple to Indian officials at Kaman Bridge after they allegedly drowned in the Jhelum River in Uri on March 5 due to family opposition to their marriage.
Authorities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) handed over the bodies of a young man and woman to their counterparts in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir at Kaman Bridge in the Chakothi-Uri sector on Saturday.
The deceased, identified as 23-year-old Yasir Hussain and 20-year-old Asia Bano, had reportedly leapt into the Jhelum River on March 5 in Uri after their families allegedly opposed their plans to marry.
Bano’s body was later recovered in Lower Chattar, a neighbourhood of Muzaffarabad, while Hussain’s remains were found along the Jhelum River bank in Chinari, approximately 12 kilometres from the Chakothi-Uri crossing point. Police photographs showed Hussain’s body entangled in ropes, and it was later revealed that his body had first been spotted near Kaman Bridge on the Indian-controlled side on Thursday afternoon.
Rescue teams and police had attempted to retrieve it using ropes, but the strong currents made it difficult. Eventually, the body drifted to the AJK side, where Chinari police recovered it from the riverbank.
After completing necessary formalities, Assistant Commissioner of Hattian Bala, Kamran Khan, and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Raja Ilyas formally handed over the coffins to Indian authorities between 11:50 am and 12:30 pm, in the presence of military officials from both sides.
