Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who died at a hospital in Delhi today, was laid to rest with full state honours. The departed leader was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard of Bijbehara town in Anantnag district.<br/><br/>Earlier, the mortal remains of Sayeed reached his official residence on Gupkar Road in Srinagar this afternoon. His coffin, draped in the National Tricolour and state flag of Jammu and Kashmir, was taken to the ancestral graveyard.<br/><br/>The 'Namaaz-e-Janazah' (funeral prayers) of the departed leader was offered in the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium at Sonawar in Srinagar. Former Chief Ministers of the state– Omar Abdullah and Ghulam Nabi Azad– were among those who attended the funeral prayers .<br/><br/>Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra were among those who visited the bereaved family at its Gupkar residence to offer condolences.
News On AIR | January 7, 2016 7:47 PM
Mufti Mohammed Sayeed laid to rest