Sopore, Nov. 11 -- All eyes were wet as the mortal remains of an MBBS student, Adnan Altaf Rather, who died in Bangladesh on November 4, reached here this morning.

A pall of gloom descended over Dangerpora village in North Kashmir's Sopore area on Tuesday as the mortal remains of an MBBS student, Adnan Altaf Rather, who died in Bangladesh on November 4, reached here this morning.

Reports said thousands of people joined his funeral prayers and bid him a tearful adieu.

The mortal remains of Adnan arrived at Srinagar International Airport from New Delhi this morning and were subsequently transported to his native village.

A large gathering of relatives, friends, neighbours and people from adjoining areas had assembled to attend his last ...