Body of Pahalgam terror victim to be transported to Delhi; all formalities done, says Raipur district official

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 23 (ANI): The post mortem of one of the victims in the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir has been completed, and the formalities from the J-K administration to facilitate the return of the deceased has been completed too, Raipur's Collector Gaurav Singh told ANI on Wednesday. According to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, a resident of the state was killed in the terror attack.
According to the Raipur Collector, first the bodies will be transported to the national capital, with efforts on to ensure that the families of the victims are able to come back together, looking at the security situation in the region.
"We are in contact with the administration there and the family, too. The post-mortem of the body and other formalities have been completed. In some time, the bodies will be coming to Delhi, and after that, the body will come here (Chhattisgarh)," Singh told ANI.
He stated that the current arrangements are such that the family of the deceased will be able to travel on the same flight to join their relatives as soon as possible.
"When we get the updated schedule from there, we will have a clear picture of it...The arrangements we have made for now, the family will come on the same flight, but it will be confirmed soon, because they will see the security situation first," the Collector said.
"The orders of the Chief Minister are to ensure that the family gets all possible support. We are also going to ensure that the four people face no difficulty as they come here and their work is done properly," he added.
Earlier today, Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai had said that a person from the state, identified as Dinesh Miraniya, was killed in the terror attack.
Meanwhile, as the country mourns the tragic death of innocent tourists, the coffins carrying the victims of the terror attack were brought to the Srinagar airport. Several state government representatives have arrived in Srinagar to facilitate the return home of victims and tourists from their respective states.
This has been one of the biggest terror attacks after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. Following the terror attack, security forces have launched search operations on Wednesday to track down the terrorists responsible. Security has been heightened since the attack, with visuals from the area showing the streets deserted in the usually bustling tourist area. Many organisations have also called for a Jammu bandh following the attack. (ANI)