Per week in the past, Dr Shahnawaz Ahmad Dar was again dwelling for his daughter’s marriage ceremony. As he was returning again to work on the tunnel building web site within the Gagangir space of J&Ok’s Ganderbal district, he had promised his household that he would return on Tuesday for a key post-wedding ritual.
On Monday, he was laid to relaxation at his native village of Naidgam in Budgam district, with a giant crowd gathering to pay their respects to the favored physician.
Shahnawaz labored as a contractual physician in J&Ok’s Well being Division earlier than leaving the job 5 years in the past and becoming a member of building firm APCO Infratech as a medical officer tending to its workers on the building web site.
Final week was his daughter’s marriage ceremony, after which he returned to work, promising his household that he can be again Tuesday when the bride goes to her mother and father’ dwelling for the primary time for the reason that marriage ceremony – a key a part of Kashmiri marriage ceremony rituals.
Shahnawaz was in his 50s and a father of three. His son, Mohsin, stated: “He wished me to additionally grow to be a health care provider. He would all the time encourage me. However I wished to grow to be a civil servant. All our goals are shattered now. I don’t know the way to consider life with out him.”
A village resident stated Shahnawaz was very fashionable within the space. “Every time somebody would fall sick in our village, he would come to their rescue. He would assist everybody. He was a fantastic physician with a fantastic coronary heart,” he stated.
One other sufferer of the fear assault, Shashi Abrol. Had known as his spouse, Ruchi, simply 45 minutes earlier than he was killed on Sunday. Through the name, she informed him she would name him again after sighting the Moon to interrupt her Karva Chauth quick. However earlier than she might name him again, he was shot useless when gunmen indiscriminately opened hearth on the staff’ camp.
Abrol (45) was a tunnel designer, who lived together with his spouse and two kids in Jammu. His son is learning engineering in Bhopal and his daughter is in school 4.
Ruchi, who began her quick for Karva Chauth within the early hours of Sunday, is but to eat something, stated Shashi’s elder brother Sanjay Abrol, who drove to Jammu from Delhi as quickly as he heard the tragic information.
The household stated that Shashi had been working with APCO Infratech, the development firm constructing the Z-Morh tunnel on the Srinagar-Sonamarg street, for the final four-five years.
Earlier than that, he had labored on the development of a tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar nationwide freeway in Ramban, and in addition with one other firm in Delhi
He had come dwelling two months in the past, Sanjay stated, including that the household was anticipating Shashi to be again dwelling for Diwali.
J&Ok Lt Governor Manoj Sinha visited the household and promised a authorities job for Ruchi.
Mohammed Kalim and Mohammed Haneef, each from Bihar, have been additionally amongst these killed in Sunday’s assault.
They have been each from Madhepura district and had moved to Kashmir seven months in the past to work as painters. In line with their households, Haneef and Kalim have been settling in nicely in Kashmir and had been sending cash dwelling.
“We have been all the time apprehensive about my husband going to a disturbed place. However he was assured of fine earnings there. As there was hardly any work in Bihar, he determined to go to Kashmir,” stated Haneef’s spouse, Shabnam.
Haneef, from Laho village beneath the jurisdiction of Shankarpur police station, had even booked tickets to be again dwelling forward of his daughter’s marriage ceremony subsequent yr.
Kalim was from Hanuman Nagar Chaura, beneath Sadar police station.
Each Kalim and Haneef have been acquaintances and labored as labourers to assist their households after they have been informed in regards to the alternative to work in Kashmir by a standard acquaintance.
One other man who misplaced his life within the assault was Gurmeet Singh from Punjab. From Sakhowal village in Gurdaspur district, the 38-year-old is survived by his mother and father, spouse, daughter, and son. His father, Dharam Singh, has served as a soldier within the Military.
