Udhampur attack: Funeral of trucker held in native village with tight security

A truck conductor, Zahid Ahmed, died of sheer burn injuries sustained in the Udhampur petrol pump attack. The attack took on Monday and a few days later, the funeral of the same person took place. Residents of Batengoo, his village in South Kashmir, carried his body in a procession amid tight security.

The police officials were ere present on the spot for the tight security and the media captured their statements. Ahmed’s body was taken from his residence for funeral prayers and later buried in the ancestral graveyard in the village amidst sloganeering by the mourners, a police official said.

During the whole precessions, very tight security was organized so that no violence could start up in the middle of funeral. A youth was seen carrying a Pakistani flag during the funeral procession which passed off peacefully as authorities had made stringent security arrangements.

There have been no reports of any violence from the area so far, the official said. He also added that the restrictions imposed in Anantnag police station area were eased to allow the people to participate in the funeral prayers.

Strict restrictions have been imposed on movement of people in Anantnag and Bijbehara police station areas in South Kashmir, a police official said. Authorities today imposed restrictions in eight areas in Kashmir and placed several separatist leaders under house arrest in view of a strike called in wake of Zahid’s death yesterday.

The restrictions have been imposed as a precautionary measure following violent protests yesterday in many parts of the Valley.